PILOT PROJECT: INTRODUCING A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON LARAPAN ISLAND, SEMPORNA

Early this year, we conducted several activities for our Pilot Waste Management System on Larapan Island, including:

• Site visits to Larapan and briefing on the project with the village head. JPKK is in support of the project.

• Identified and consulted 30 houses for the initial replication of waste management 

• Identified a site for segregation which we will use to build a waste segregation area

• A trial of the daily waste collection system with 30 houses

capacity building for rural communities in kg. baru-baru, tuaran

As part of our collaboration with SEADLING, we organized workshops in January and March for the local community in Kg. Baru-Baru, Tuaran.

This effort was done to teach them about the marine ecosystem which includes marine resources that can be found in their area, its importance, the threats its facing and how we can conserve it.

Liyana Izwin from Marine Research Foundation (MRF) to share about turtles in Malaysia and their conservation efforts.

learning opportunity to IMPROVE livelihoods in kg. song-song

We conducted the final training for 12 ladies from Kg. Song-Song at the end of March, as part of the APPGM-SDG project.

The participants experienced a Food Handling Course, providing a lifetime certification. Most of the participants are full-time housewives, but still eager to learn and explore opportunities to earn income for their families.