Investing In Youth And Children As Stewards To Build Sustainable Communities In Sabah
The Covid-19 pandemic exposed weak community preparedness to respond to the crisis and poor sanitation and living standards at Pulau Omadal that facilitate the spread of disease. Left unattended, current environmental and social conditions can potentially aggravate future outbreaks. This project will address the identified gaps by: i) fostering community capacity to manage sanitation and health risks; ii) empowering children and youth by increasing marine stewardship and to use media as advocacy and education tools and to enhance economic opportunities
Specifically, we will engage with the residents of Malaysian and stateless fishing communities on Omadal to pilot a demonstration waste disposal system to affect behavioral change in trash disposal; equip community members with knowledge to recognise and seek appropriate health interventions; integrate marine stewardship in ongoing literacy classes for children, and train youth to use media as a platform for cultural expression,
Specifically, we will engage with the residents of Malaysian and stateless fishing communities on Omadal to pilot a demonstration waste disposal system to affect behavioral change in trash disposal; equip community members with knowledge to recognise and seek appropriate health interventions; integrate marine stewardship in ongoing literacy classes for children, and train youth to use media as a platform for cultural expression,
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Persatuan Pendidikan Bajau Laut (Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal)
Country:
Malaysia
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 17,533.75
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 1,512.25
Project Number:
MAL/SGP/Y1/ICCA-GSI-COVID/2021/06
Status:
Project activities completed, final reports pending
Project Characteristics and Results
Inovative Financial Mechanisms
Knowledge capture, sharing and dissemination in project phases:
Project design
- Identification and recruitment of Iskul team members for project roles and responsibilities
- Integration of Iskul team members? on the ground experience to guide project approach
- Inclusion of community stakeholders in project planning
- Regular scheduled team meetings via Zoom to discuss project progress, challenges, and feedback
- Online data storage drive created to share project files, meeting notes, photos, progress reports among team members and partners, and to act as an information repository
Project implementation
- Project activities updated on instagram, facebook and website, videos uploaded to youtube
- Meetings with community and on-site collaborators to obtain feedback that will be used to improve the course of the project
- Progress indicators for each project component to be tracked, documented, and filed in quarterly report
Project conclusion:
- Lessons learnt and best practices documented in technical report
- Knowledge disseminated through social media (instagram, facebook, website) to the public
- Delivery to other end users: for the local community, in-person communication in the local Bajau language; for local government and potential collaborators, a series of project briefs highlighting key project achievements will be used in future expansion opportunities
Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment
Project milestones will be posted to the Iskul website, facebook, and instagram. These platforms will be constantly updated with output from specific activities (e.g. arts performances, student videos) as well as project indicators. These documentations along with a final project technical report containing detailed approaches, methodologies and project outcomes will ensure that project results can be replicated in the future in different communities.
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Shin Shin, Lee
Phone:
603-8689 6055
Email:
Ms. Nurul Fitrah Mohd Ariffin Marican
Email:
Address
Level 10, Menara PJH, No.2, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Precinct 2,
Putrajaya, 62100
Putrajaya, 62100
Country Website
Visit the Malaysia Country Page