US ambassador nominates Tengku Zafrul for Ice Bucket Challenge to raise mental health awareness
The campaign, which aimed to promote mental health awareness and raise funds for nonprofit mental health initiatives, has been gaining momentum on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
SHAH ALAM - United States (US) Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard Kagan has taken part in the viral "USC Speak Your Mind Ice Bucket Challenge" and nominated Malaysia’s Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz to take up the challenge next.
The campaign, which aimed to promote mental health awareness and raise funds for nonprofit mental health initiatives, has been gaining momentum on platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
"Hi, I am Edgard Kagan, the US Ambassador to Malaysia. I want to really thank my son, Daniel Kagan, for nominating me for the USC Mental Health Needs Discussion (Mind) Ice Bucket Challenge.
"I want to return the favour or pass it on by nominating my sparring partner, Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul and my colleague, Chris Carver, to pass it on.
"So, the ball will be in your court," he said in a video he posted on Instagram.
The campaign, launched by a University of South Carolina student-led club called Mind on March 31, is dedicated to spreading awareness and raising funds to prevent mental health-related deaths.
In an Instagram reel that launched the movement, club founder Wade Jefferson said their main goals were breaking the stigma surrounding mental health, advocating for suicide prevention on campus and promoting daily mindfulness.
"At Mind, we believe conversations about mental health should be just as common and just as comfortable as conversations about physical health," Jefferson said.
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