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Featured Project
Our team, Meraki Daat Sabah Initiative together with the Office of the village Chief of Kampung Lobong, Gaya Island will be organising a mega beach clean up as part of our Unwrapping Plastics KK and Picasso Project. We would like to officially invite you to be our strategic partners in order to make this initiative a success.
Some of you may not be aware, but the villages on the island do not have access to remove the rubbish from the island and the local municipals are not able to bring rubbish back to mainland. This has resulted in a huge pile of waste that is now overflowing into the entire surroundings and has demotivated the villagers. The aim of this Beach Clean Up program is to kick off segregation at source by first clearing up the existing pile and taking it back to mainland where it will be disposed of properly. It is also to foster a civic minded spirit towards the villagers in keeping the island's coastline clean among the surrounding communities as well as raising awareness of the importance of conserving the environment in the sea and coastal areas. We will then train them on segregation at source and assist them through other partners who will be part of the entire recycling process to ensure sustainability.
We welcome volunteers and donations for this project and thank you for your support.
Event : 7.00am - Gather at Pulau Gaya Jetty (behind the KK Wet Market)
7.30am - Depart to Kg. Lolong, Gaya Island
7.45am - Briefing/Brief Explanation before starting
12.00pm - The program is expected to end, depart back to mainland
We are in the midst of all the groundworks and hope to launch this project in the first quarter of 2023. We need donors and volunteers.
- THE WATER VILLAGES IN SABAH HAVE BEEN LEFT NEGLECTED FOR YEARS.
- THE WELFARE OF ITS PEOPLE AND POLLUTION ARE BECOMING AN ISSUE.
- HUGE POTENTIAL BY TRANSFORMING THE WATER VILLAGES INTO AN INSTA-WORTHY TOURIST DESTINATION.
- THE VILLAGES WILL ENJOY THE BENEFIT OF BETTER INCOME WHEN IT IS BEING RECOGNISED AS A TOURIST DESTINATION.
- TO PAINT ALL THE VILLAGE HOUSES AND TRANSFORM INTO VIBRANT & ARTISTIC NEW VILLAGE
- TO ENGAGE WITH SABAH TOURISM TO RECOGNISE & PROMOTE THE WATER VILLAGE
- TO WORK WITH DBKK AND OTHER COUNCILS ON WASTE COLLECTION
- TO ENGAGE WITH VILLAGERS IN BUILDING NEW BUSINESS (SERVICE & PRODUCTS) FOR TOURISM