Cintai Mantanani: January-March 2022
Cintai Mantanani is a long-term effort by Reef Check Malaysia, which strives to ensure the community's economic well-being while protecting our marine environment. Currently, we have a team of three based on Mantanani Island running the projects on the ground relating to waste management, plastic recycling, alternative livelihoods, and community-based tourism.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
Sending out recyclable items to recycling factory in K.K.
Collection by our Daily Waste Collection Team.
Household representative received their certificates.
12,961 kg of waste were successfully collected from January to March this year through the daily waste collection system we've started on the island in 2018.
We want to thank Coca Cola Foundation for supporting the running of this waste management programme and Seiko for funding this programme for the last three months.
We have identified 61 households that achieved the “Excellence” rating in their waste management participation. We have awarded each of them a certificate to recognize their efforts in segregation and participation for 2021.
strengthening community-based eco-tourism
We recently conducted an 8-day Eco-friendly Guide Training for 19 local islanders. This training is an in-house guide training that contains four modules tailored for Mantanani Islanders, which covers topics such as snorkeling, birding, hiking, trekking, and island hopping.
Upon completing the Eco-friendly Guide Training, all participants attended a 2-day First Aid Emergency Training, delivered by a trainer from Red Cross Sabah.
The training is all part of our efforts to strengthen the community-based eco-tourism on the island.
Practical training on setting up tents.
Participants learned how to conduct CPR.
Homestay programme
Sharing session between the chair of Tegudon Tourism Village and the homestay participants.
Nature walking around the mangroves; one of the tourism product offered by award winning Misompuru Homestay Kudat
As part of our ongoing mentoring programme for the local homestay operators on the island, we recently organised a study trip for Homestays Mantanani.
We visited two industry experts, the Misompuru Homestay Kudat and Tegudon Tourism Village, to help the Mantanani homestay operators to learn about leading the establishment of a community-based eco-tourism on the island.
STEPS FORWARD FOR Alternative Livelihood
Kak Mainah at BFI Market showcasing their VCO products.
A representative from Mantanani Island, Kak Mainah, attended the ‘Buy for Impact Market’ event in Kuala Lumpur to showcase one of the island’s local products, the Virgin Coconut Oil.
Joining this event was a huge achievement for those involved in this initiative.
Fresh vegetables harvested by the Kebun Komuniti team.
At the same time, our Kebun Komuniti team is reaping the rewards of their hard work. They can continually harvest fresh vegetables for their consumption!