Pulau Maliangin gets Facilities Boost

Posted by: Hui Ling

From left, HSBC Area Director East Malaysia, Mr Ong Eng Mun; New Sabah Times reporter, Shirley Poilis; WWF Kudat Team leader, Irwanshah Mustafa; and Raleigh Borneo Recruitment, Support and Media Coordinator, Yolanda Graham

© WWF-Malaysia / Angela Lim

Remember previous update for Pulau Maliangin with a question whether communities can manage their own resources? Since 8 October 2010, the community at Pulau Maliangin has been managing its resources through with the help of traditional handicrafts as an alternative source of income and to reduce dependency on fishing.

The Pulau Maliangin community is delighted when HSBC sponsored Raleigh Borneo youths in building 9 units of self-composting toilets, repairing broken gravity water feed system and constructing a camp area for potential visitors to the island. This boost of facilities is part of the plan for collaborative management of the proposed TMP, which aims to protect the marine resources and livelihoods of over 80,000 people living in the area.


Inspecting a half completed eco toilet unit at Kampung Maliangin

© WWF-Malaysia / Angela Lim

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Malaysians who are interested in joining Raleigh expeditions can email raleigh@streamyx.com or call 0138802134.

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