Rural Women Day Oct 15: Norisah and Ti’s Livelihood

International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15th every year, a day that brings to the forefront rural women’s important yet uncelebrated role in development – from being caregivers in families, guardians of indigenous knowledge, and workers in agriculture. “Structural barriers and discriminatory social norms continue to constrain women’s decision-making power and political…

Rural Women Day Oct 15: Sabiah’s Heritage

International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15th every year, a day that brings to the forefront rural women’s important yet uncelebrated role in development – from being caregivers in families, guardians of indigenous knowledge, and workers in agriculture. “Structural barriers and discriminatory social norms continue to constrain women’s decision-making power and political…

Rural Women Day Oct 15: Diyana’s Struggle

International Day of Rural Women is observed on October 15th every year, a day that brings to the forefront rural women’s important yet uncelebrated role in development – from being caregivers in families, guardians of indigenous knowledge, and workers in agriculture. “Structural barriers and discriminatory social norms continue to constrain women’s decision-making power and political…

All-Lights Village: Pilot Solar Charging Station

Pilot solar charging station project makes it more accessible to charge mobiles and electronic devices in energy-poor communities. Back in 2018, I wrote an article on “The Insanely High Price to Charge Phones in Orang Asli Villages”. The story came about after we gathered data on energy usage in rural Orang Asli villages, and discovered…

[VIDEO] Midnight Football 2019: Our “Why”

It’s almost been a year since we started Midnight Football in Serian, Sarawak. We sat down with our team of facilitators for Midnight Football’s 2nd Leadership Camp to hear their thoughts on the youths’ progression. Midnight Football is a year-long character-building programme that aims to empower less-advantaged youth through football and leadership training. This Midnight…