Ensuring the water they consume is clean and safe through proper filtration.
Reduce burden of collecting water daily by bringing water closer to their homes.
Cultivating the habit of personal hygiene via WaSH training and provision of hygiene kits to each family.
Build toilets for better hygiene, health and dignity for women.
Many OA communities do not have access to treated pipe water. Relying on water sources from wells, ponds and rivers that are prone to contamination exposes the community to water-borne illnesses.
We ensure communities have access to clean water by providing them with an effective and sustainable water filtration system, Lifestraw Family 2.0. This easy to use water filter filters out 99.99% of bacteria.
To ensure accountability and ownership, we run water filter training sessions to encourage families to set up their own water filters and become aware of proper filter maintenance.
Now that the community has access to clean water, families can be assured that the water they use for drinking and cooking is safe and clean for their families.
Many OA communities, especially women and girls, spend hours every day collecting water from their water source. This exhausting chore is not only time-consuming but takes a physical toll on them.
To make water more accessible, we install easy to maintain solar-powered water pumps in the villages’ water source.
Deploying a submersible DC-powered water pump and solar panels, we lay down poly-pipes from the water source to each of the villager’s houses.
With access to water directly from their homes, families no longer have to walk long distances multiple times a day and can spend time caring for their families and on income-generating activities.
Poor water quality, compounded with the lack of awareness of hygiene and sanitation practices exposes the community to health risks such as water-borne illnesses.
Through our WaSH training, we strive to cultivate the knowledge and awareness of personal hygiene and sanitation by providing practical training on hand washing, oral hygiene and nutritional diet.
We also provide hygiene kits to each family, consisting of LifeBuoy soaps, toothbrushes, toothpastes and facemasks.
As the Covid-19 pandemic is still prevalent today, our WaSH training provides OA families with proper knowledge of the virus and the precautionary methods they can take to protect themselves and their family.
Many OA do not have access to proper sanitation facilities. This results in open defecation that puts the health of the community at risk and compromises the safety and dignity of women.
To provide proper sanitation facilities for families, we support the villagers in building toilet stalls in the village.
With functioning toilets, villagers no longer have to walk long distances to defecate, bathe and do their laundry in a pond or river.
Many OA communities do not have access to treated pipe water. Relying on water sources from wells, ponds and rivers that are prone to contamination exposes the community to water-borne illnesses.
We ensure communities have access to clean water by providing them with an effective and sustainable water filtration system, Lifestraw Family 2.0. This easy to use water filter filters out 99.99% of bacteria.
To ensure accountability and ownership, we run water filter training sessions to encourage families to set up their own water filters and become aware of proper filter maintenance.
Now that the community has access to clean water, families can be assured that the water they use for drinking and cooking is safe and clean for their families.
Many OA communities, especially women and girls, spend hours every day collecting water from their water source. This exhausting chore is not only time-consuming but takes a physical toll on them.
To make water more accessible, we install easy to maintain solar-powered water pumps in the villages’ water source.
Deploying a submersible DC-powered water pump and solar panels,
we lay down 1 inch poly-pipes from the water source to each of the villager’s houses.
With access to water directly from their homes, families no longer have to walk long distances multiple times a day and can spend time caring for their families and on income-generating activities.
Poor water quality, compounded with the lack of awareness of hygiene and sanitation practices exposes the community to health risks such as water-borne illnesses.
Through our WaSH training, we strive to cultivate the knowledge and awareness of personal hygiene and sanitation by providing practical training on hand washing, oral hygiene and nutritional diet.
We also provide hygiene kits to each family, consisting of LifeBuoy soaps, toothbrushes, toothpastes and facemasks.
As the Covid-19 pandemic is still prevalent today, our WaSH training provides OA families with proper knowledge of the virus and the precautionary methods they can take to protect themselves and their family.
Many OA do not have access to proper sanitation facilities. This results in open defecation that puts the health of the community at risk and compromises the safety and dignity of women.
To provide proper sanitation facilities for families, we support the villagers in building toilet stalls in the village.
With functioning toilets, villagers no longer have to walk long distances to defecate, bathe and do their laundry in a pond or river.
The solar water pump definitely helped me because I no longer need to carry buckets of water. I can now plant vegetables, take showers and wash clothes.
I no longer worry about worms in the water and it’s safer for my kids. I don’t have to boil water as much unless I need to prepare milk for my kid.
I’m happy because now my cooking gas can last longer since I don’t need to boil water every other time. I feel assured to let my children drink as well as I no longer have to worry about worms or other bacteria…
Since there is a water filter, drinking water is always available. I have no hesitation in drinking water.
I feel safer now that we have toilets. Before this, I would be so scared to go out at night to defecate because there would be snakes so I always had to have a torchlight with me. Now that we have toilets, I’m not scared, I feel safe.
I couldn’t bear walking up the hill every day to bathe and do laundry. It was so tiring. Right now, I feel so grateful and happy because we have toilets. The children love to bathe there. We can even bathe at night now.
We used to bathe in the river. Although we wear clothes, people can still see us. We may be Orang Asli but we still have dignity. Now, we can bathe and do our laundry in the toilets. I feel very comfortable.
The solar water pump definitely helped me because I no longer need to carry buckets of water. I can now plant vegetables, take showers and wash clothes.
I no longer worry about worms in the water and it’s safer for my kids. I don’t have to boil water as much unless I need to prepare milk for my kid.
I’m happy because now my cooking gas can last longer since I don’t need to boil water every other time. I feel assured to let my children drink as well as I no longer have to worry about worms or other bacteria…
Since there is a water filter, drinking water is always available. I have no hesitation in drinking water.
I feel safer now that we have toilets. Before this, I would be so scared to go out at night to defecate because there would be snakes so I always had to have a torchlight with me. Now that we have toilets, I’m not scared, I feel safe.
I couldn’t bear walking up the hill every day to bathe and do laundry. It was so tiring. Right now, I feel so grateful and happy because we have toilets. The children love to bathe there. We can even bathe at night now.
We used to bathe in the river. Although we wear clothes, people can still see us. We may be Orang Asli but we still have dignity. Now, we can bathe and do our laundry in the toilets. I feel very comfortable.
Kampung. Bukit Serok Lama | February 22, 2025 For the 5th time, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has partnered with us to create meaningful impact through corporate social responsibility (CSR). This marks our second corporate volunteering event of 2025, following NinjaVan’s visit last month for the chicken coop building initiative. This time, 7 dedicated Mitsubishi volunteers joined…
Celebrating our milestones How it all began “Eight years ago, in 2016, we began with a simple intention, to help a village gain access to clean water. Back then, the well had gone dry, and women in the community would make long, tiring journeys to fetch water from distant wells and carry it…
MUAR , 27 November 2024 – Micron Technology, a leading US-based memory chip company, has partnered with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia to bring sustainable clean water access to over 2,000 Orang Asli residents in Johor and Negeri Sembilan. The project will implement a gravity-fed water system to provide a reliable source of clean water to…
Did you know that 53% of Orang Asli communities have no access to clean drinking water? Without clean water, many families also lack access to proper sanitation facilities. This not only compromises the health, safety and dignity of families, but also traps them in a cycle of water poverty. Since 2018, Global Peace has partnered…
How many of us would ditch our phones and live off the grid among the hills for a week in this day and age? Well, that’s what eight volunteers from all over Malaysia did. Kg. Muk Ayun is located in Sarawak, approximately 60 km away from Kuching – an hour away by car and another…
The Global Peace Foundation Malaysia team was awarded the Junior Chamber International Malaysia (JCIM) Sustainable Development Award (SDA) 2022 for spearheading projects that provide access to clean water to Orang Asli communities. The aims of the JCIM SDA are to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in the public and to recognise various organisations…
Prior to having washrooms, OA villagers would have to brave the open forests, in the dark and during stormy night just to defecate. In partnership with Nestle Malaysia, we’ve helped 25 families build washrooms for their communities. Watch the video to find out how a washroom can ease the burdens of their everyday life. For…
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is an essential aspect of hygiene for women and adolescent girls between the ages 12 and 50. However, improper management can contribute to a host of health issues to women and girls globally. Managing menstruation in resource-poor settings such as in indigenous communities and villages can be extremely challenging. Based on…
Each year, waterborne diseases afflict hundreds of millions of people, primarily those living without safe, accessible water. Despite making great strides in the past 20 years to end waterborne diseases, there is still much to be done. Over the years of working with the Orang Asli (OA) community, we found numerous OA villages in the…
Nordin is an outspoken villager and father of three from Kampung Cerampak in Pahang. With a deep passion for farming, Nordin has always desired to plant his own vegetables to provide for his family and fellow villagers. However, his attempts have not been successful due to one simple reason: water. After being diagnosed with Leprosy…
25 families in Kampung Jenit, Pahang have access to flowing water in their homes for the first time. MUADZAM SHAH, PAHANG – On 19th October 2019, 18 Ecolab Malaysia associates volunteered at an Orang Asli settlement, Kampung Jenit, to complete a water project in collaboration with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation, that will…
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…
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…
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…
This 2019, LANEIGE raises funds for its Waterful Sharing Campaign in hopes of giving better life opportunities to those in need by providing easy access to clean water. KUALA LUMPUR, 19 June 2019 – 60.7% of Orang Asli women and girls in Malaysia’s rural communities bear the burden of having to spend 6 hours a…
Intern Reshna shares her experience and thoughts on visiting an Orang Asli village for the first time. Velocity (ms−1) = Distance travelled (m) / time taken (s) Familiar? We have come across this equation a few times when we were in high school or during our pre-university education. Most of the time, we mulled over…
Surayati and her mother, Norisah, used to carry 16 buckets of water a day from the village well for their family’s use. We helped their village by building a well, pump, and piping leading to their home, improving their access to water.
10-month old baby with lung infection depends on bottled water for drinking and bathing because of contaminated village well water. 42-year old Rohana cradles her daughter, Puteri Rian, close to her. Puteri looks smaller than other 10-month olds, her skinny limbs sorely needing a healthy padding of baby fat. She has not learned to sit…
It’s been a year since we began working with the Ibanese community in Kampung Sion, Sarawak. We started Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) in this village of 44 families that struggle with water scarcity, providing each family with a filtration and rainwater harvesting system to ease their burden. While the CUP project will draw to…
Malaysia went through a heatwave from February to March with temperatures soaring to a sweltering 40°C in certain states. The hot weather caused dam levels in Johor and Kedah to dip to critical levels, with the possibility of water rationing sparking concerns. While we urban folk are able to make it through the hot weather…
World Water Day falls on Mar 22 every year and is internationally observed by the United Nations (UN). In line with UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”, World Water Day also serves to highlight the plight of the 2.1 billion people in…
A slight figure emerges from the doorway at the sound of our approaching vehicle. We hear his booming welcome even before our car engine dies down. “Apa khabar semua? Lama tak jumpa!” (How is everyone doing? Long time no see!) Pak Long walks over to us and shakes each of our hands. Despite being 70…
Rita, 50, walks home after a long day spent at the market 3km away selling her small harvest of vegetables. She carries a woven basket on her back filled with a heavy but precious load, water.
https://globalpeace.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GHD.mp4 Global Handwashing Day is observed every year on October 15th to spread awareness “about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.” This year’s theme “Clean Hands – a recipe for health” seeks to remind everyone to practice washing hands before eating, meal…
![Ms. Nirmalah Thurai, Executive Director of Group Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Malaysia [left] with Dr Teh Su Thye, Chief Executive Officer of the Global Peace Foundation during the launch of the Safe Water, Safe Communities project, aimed at providing clean water to deserving communities.](https://globalpeace.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/DSC_5459-min-e1536895917349-768x512.jpg "Safe Water, Safe Communities Launch")
PETALING JAYA, 7 September 2018 – Global Peace Foundation Malaysia (Global Peace) and Nestlé Malaysia today joined hands to launch the Safe Water, Safe Communities project, aimed at providing clean water to underserved orang asli communities. The initiative will engage five villages in Tasik Chini, Pahang, to install water filtration systems that will provide clean water…
In the deep jungles of Pahang, the orang asli live a life deprived of basic needs like clean water. Water poverty is an everyday peril to the community but for the women tasked with fetching water, it is a threat that is slowly eroding their identity as an orang asli, a mother, and a woman.…
Our WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) training is the educational component of our Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) clean water initiative. In many rural orang asli villages in Malaysia, the scarcity of water, absence of proper sanitation, and poor hygiene habits have led to health issues like skin and waterborne diseases, and broader issues like…
Semada Belatok is a village of about 200 people, mainly composed of Ibanese natives. Located in Serian division, it is approximately one-hour away from the nearest town, Balai Ringin. To get there, we turned off the main road into an unmarked side road that wound past a quarry, sporadic patches of pepper farms, and oil…
We made a return visit to Kampung Binjai in Pahang, where we installed a water filtration system as part of Laneige’s Waterful Sharing Campaign back in 2016. The orang asli here used to rely on water from a well and pond for their daily needs. Their drinking water was cloudy with an earthy aftertaste, but…
Back in mid-April, five of us went on a trip to Muadzam Shah, Pahang to visit the orang asli communities there; Kampung Padang, Kampung Dungun, and Kampung Pecah Bateri. We spent the night in Kampung Padang in the middle of an oil palm plantation to better understand the lifestyle of the people here. Dr. Teh:…
On 25 April 2018, we were invited to Laneige Malaysia’s Water Bar Media Launch event at ABC Cooking Studio in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. This year marks the third year that we’re collaborating with Laneige through their Waterful Sharing Campaign to provide clean water to underprivileged and rural communities suffering from water poverty. To date,…
The evening sun hangs low over the treetops. At this time, most of the people are still out at work, the remaining few women and children sit or nap in their wooden houses, the occasional breeze offering a momentary respite from the humidity. A scratchy, raspy sound interrupts the quiet. It stops for a while,…
Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia, its land mass comparable to that of the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. It is a wellspring of culture and diversity, and home to an ever-growing population of around 2.6 million people from over 40 sub-ethnic groups. We visited Sarawak early this year on a recce trip to scout…
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2018 – YTL Power International Berhad (YTL Power) today signed a Collaboration Agreement with Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) and Global Peace Foundation Malaysia (Global Peace) to provide RM184,600 of funding into the Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) social intervention programme run by Global Peace. YTL Power was represented by Dato’ Yeoh…
It is afternoon, but the village is still. The adults have left early to work in the neighbouring plantations, gathering oil palm fruit that sell at RM2-3 (USD0.50-0.80) per sack. The silence is occasionally broken by the crow of a rooster or the tinkling laughter of children at play. Kampung Padang in rural Muadzam Shah…
The orang asli in Kampung Sungai Chemperoh of Janda Baik, Pahang have long struggled with access to clean water. Their only source of water is from a hilltop stream that takes a 2km walk from their village. However, the water from the stream is unpurified and contains coliform bacteria that threatens the health of the…
When we first visited Kampung Padang, their issue with drinking water was immediately evident. They walk half an hour to the well in the village to collect drinking water, twice or thrice each day. Unfiltered and exposed, their water is completely unsafe for consumption. Due to the inaccessibility to water, let alone to clean water,…
Beyond the quaint Gopeng town of white water rafting and Rafflesia trekking, lays a village named Kampung Ulu Geroh. It is surrounded by durian orchards, rubber, palm oil plantation and forest reserves. The inhabitation of Orang Asli settlement here is dominated by Orang Asli Semai. Global Peace Malaysia paid a visit to Kampung Ulu Geroh…
“We have a house in the city but I said I don’t want.” Wah Rina, a resident of Kampung Ulu Geroh, told us. This is something that most of the villagers of Kampung Ulu Geroh share, their preference to stay near their village homes over the cities. Almost an hour drive away from the nearest…
Sabah, a land known for its beautiful beaches and the majestic Mount Kinabalu! Undoubtedly a breathtaking place. Yet through research and recce, Global Peace Foundation Malaysia came to know that the plight for clean water is prominent in rural parts of this state. In partnership with Breeze, the team under the leadership of Dr. Teh Su…
Around 4-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, sits a peaceful village called Kampung Binjai. When we first arrived, the children were running around naked, playing in the dirt. The houses were all made from leaves and wooden planks, surrounded mostly by rubber trees. Kampung Binjai in Pahang is one of the many villages in Malaysia which…
Last year, we collaborated with Laneige Malaysia and together we successfully provided clean and safe drinking water through an ultrafiltration water filtration installed in Kampung Ulu Geruntum, Perak and Kampung Binjai, Pahang. On 17 April 2017, Laneige Malaysia held a press conference to officially announce the collaboration with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia on the fundraising…
My First Visit To Kampung Ulu Geroh Going HOME to Gopeng was an eye-opening experience for me as it was my very first visit to an Orang Asli village. My first impression of the community service was an adventurous one as I did not know what to expect from the trip and being an outdoor…
Kampung. Bukit Serok Lama | February 22, 2025 For the 5th time, Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia has partnered with us to create meaningful impact through corporate social responsibility (CSR). This marks our second corporate volunteering event of 2025, following NinjaVan’s visit last month for the chicken coop building initiative. This time, 7 dedicated Mitsubishi volunteers joined…
Celebrating our milestones How it all began “Eight years ago, in 2016, we began with a simple intention, to help a village gain access to clean water. Back then, the well had gone dry, and women in the community would make long, tiring journeys to fetch water from distant wells and carry it…
MUAR , 27 November 2024 – Micron Technology, a leading US-based memory chip company, has partnered with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia to bring sustainable clean water access to over 2,000 Orang Asli residents in Johor and Negeri Sembilan. The project will implement a gravity-fed water system to provide a reliable source of clean water to…
Did you know that 53% of Orang Asli communities have no access to clean drinking water? Without clean water, many families also lack access to proper sanitation facilities. This not only compromises the health, safety and dignity of families, but also traps them in a cycle of water poverty. Since 2018, Global Peace has partnered…
How many of us would ditch our phones and live off the grid among the hills for a week in this day and age? Well, that’s what eight volunteers from all over Malaysia did. Kg. Muk Ayun is located in Sarawak, approximately 60 km away from Kuching – an hour away by car and another…
The Global Peace Foundation Malaysia team was awarded the Junior Chamber International Malaysia (JCIM) Sustainable Development Award (SDA) 2022 for spearheading projects that provide access to clean water to Orang Asli communities. The aims of the JCIM SDA are to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals in the public and to recognise various organisations…
Prior to having washrooms, OA villagers would have to brave the open forests, in the dark and during stormy night just to defecate. In partnership with Nestle Malaysia, we’ve helped 25 families build washrooms for their communities. Watch the video to find out how a washroom can ease the burdens of their everyday life. For…
Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is an essential aspect of hygiene for women and adolescent girls between the ages 12 and 50. However, improper management can contribute to a host of health issues to women and girls globally. Managing menstruation in resource-poor settings such as in indigenous communities and villages can be extremely challenging. Based on…
Each year, waterborne diseases afflict hundreds of millions of people, primarily those living without safe, accessible water. Despite making great strides in the past 20 years to end waterborne diseases, there is still much to be done. Over the years of working with the Orang Asli (OA) community, we found numerous OA villages in the…
Nordin is an outspoken villager and father of three from Kampung Cerampak in Pahang. With a deep passion for farming, Nordin has always desired to plant his own vegetables to provide for his family and fellow villagers. However, his attempts have not been successful due to one simple reason: water. After being diagnosed with Leprosy…
25 families in Kampung Jenit, Pahang have access to flowing water in their homes for the first time. MUADZAM SHAH, PAHANG – On 19th October 2019, 18 Ecolab Malaysia associates volunteered at an Orang Asli settlement, Kampung Jenit, to complete a water project in collaboration with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation, that will…
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…
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…
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…
This 2019, LANEIGE raises funds for its Waterful Sharing Campaign in hopes of giving better life opportunities to those in need by providing easy access to clean water. KUALA LUMPUR, 19 June 2019 – 60.7% of Orang Asli women and girls in Malaysia’s rural communities bear the burden of having to spend 6 hours a…
Intern Reshna shares her experience and thoughts on visiting an Orang Asli village for the first time. Velocity (ms−1) = Distance travelled (m) / time taken (s) Familiar? We have come across this equation a few times when we were in high school or during our pre-university education. Most of the time, we mulled over…
Surayati and her mother, Norisah, used to carry 16 buckets of water a day from the village well for their family’s use. We helped their village by building a well, pump, and piping leading to their home, improving their access to water.
10-month old baby with lung infection depends on bottled water for drinking and bathing because of contaminated village well water. 42-year old Rohana cradles her daughter, Puteri Rian, close to her. Puteri looks smaller than other 10-month olds, her skinny limbs sorely needing a healthy padding of baby fat. She has not learned to sit…
It’s been a year since we began working with the Ibanese community in Kampung Sion, Sarawak. We started Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) in this village of 44 families that struggle with water scarcity, providing each family with a filtration and rainwater harvesting system to ease their burden. While the CUP project will draw to…
Malaysia went through a heatwave from February to March with temperatures soaring to a sweltering 40°C in certain states. The hot weather caused dam levels in Johor and Kedah to dip to critical levels, with the possibility of water rationing sparking concerns. While we urban folk are able to make it through the hot weather…
World Water Day falls on Mar 22 every year and is internationally observed by the United Nations (UN). In line with UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”, World Water Day also serves to highlight the plight of the 2.1 billion people in…
A slight figure emerges from the doorway at the sound of our approaching vehicle. We hear his booming welcome even before our car engine dies down. “Apa khabar semua? Lama tak jumpa!” (How is everyone doing? Long time no see!) Pak Long walks over to us and shakes each of our hands. Despite being 70…
Rita, 50, walks home after a long day spent at the market 3km away selling her small harvest of vegetables. She carries a woven basket on her back filled with a heavy but precious load, water.
https://globalpeace.org.my/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GHD.mp4 Global Handwashing Day is observed every year on October 15th to spread awareness “about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.” This year’s theme “Clean Hands – a recipe for health” seeks to remind everyone to practice washing hands before eating, meal…
PETALING JAYA, 7 September 2018 – Global Peace Foundation Malaysia (Global Peace) and Nestlé Malaysia today joined hands to launch the Safe Water, Safe Communities project, aimed at providing clean water to underserved orang asli communities. The initiative will engage five villages in Tasik Chini, Pahang, to install water filtration systems that will provide clean water…
In the deep jungles of Pahang, the orang asli live a life deprived of basic needs like clean water. Water poverty is an everyday peril to the community but for the women tasked with fetching water, it is a threat that is slowly eroding their identity as an orang asli, a mother, and a woman.…
Our WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) training is the educational component of our Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) clean water initiative. In many rural orang asli villages in Malaysia, the scarcity of water, absence of proper sanitation, and poor hygiene habits have led to health issues like skin and waterborne diseases, and broader issues like…
Semada Belatok is a village of about 200 people, mainly composed of Ibanese natives. Located in Serian division, it is approximately one-hour away from the nearest town, Balai Ringin. To get there, we turned off the main road into an unmarked side road that wound past a quarry, sporadic patches of pepper farms, and oil…
We made a return visit to Kampung Binjai in Pahang, where we installed a water filtration system as part of Laneige’s Waterful Sharing Campaign back in 2016. The orang asli here used to rely on water from a well and pond for their daily needs. Their drinking water was cloudy with an earthy aftertaste, but…
Back in mid-April, five of us went on a trip to Muadzam Shah, Pahang to visit the orang asli communities there; Kampung Padang, Kampung Dungun, and Kampung Pecah Bateri. We spent the night in Kampung Padang in the middle of an oil palm plantation to better understand the lifestyle of the people here. Dr. Teh:…
On 25 April 2018, we were invited to Laneige Malaysia’s Water Bar Media Launch event at ABC Cooking Studio in Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. This year marks the third year that we’re collaborating with Laneige through their Waterful Sharing Campaign to provide clean water to underprivileged and rural communities suffering from water poverty. To date,…
The evening sun hangs low over the treetops. At this time, most of the people are still out at work, the remaining few women and children sit or nap in their wooden houses, the occasional breeze offering a momentary respite from the humidity. A scratchy, raspy sound interrupts the quiet. It stops for a while,…
Sarawak is the largest state in Malaysia, its land mass comparable to that of the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. It is a wellspring of culture and diversity, and home to an ever-growing population of around 2.6 million people from over 40 sub-ethnic groups. We visited Sarawak early this year on a recce trip to scout…
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 April 2018 – YTL Power International Berhad (YTL Power) today signed a Collaboration Agreement with Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) and Global Peace Foundation Malaysia (Global Peace) to provide RM184,600 of funding into the Communities Unite for Purewater (CUP) social intervention programme run by Global Peace. YTL Power was represented by Dato’ Yeoh…
It is afternoon, but the village is still. The adults have left early to work in the neighbouring plantations, gathering oil palm fruit that sell at RM2-3 (USD0.50-0.80) per sack. The silence is occasionally broken by the crow of a rooster or the tinkling laughter of children at play. Kampung Padang in rural Muadzam Shah…
The orang asli in Kampung Sungai Chemperoh of Janda Baik, Pahang have long struggled with access to clean water. Their only source of water is from a hilltop stream that takes a 2km walk from their village. However, the water from the stream is unpurified and contains coliform bacteria that threatens the health of the…
When we first visited Kampung Padang, their issue with drinking water was immediately evident. They walk half an hour to the well in the village to collect drinking water, twice or thrice each day. Unfiltered and exposed, their water is completely unsafe for consumption. Due to the inaccessibility to water, let alone to clean water,…
Beyond the quaint Gopeng town of white water rafting and Rafflesia trekking, lays a village named Kampung Ulu Geroh. It is surrounded by durian orchards, rubber, palm oil plantation and forest reserves. The inhabitation of Orang Asli settlement here is dominated by Orang Asli Semai. Global Peace Malaysia paid a visit to Kampung Ulu Geroh…
“We have a house in the city but I said I don’t want.” Wah Rina, a resident of Kampung Ulu Geroh, told us. This is something that most of the villagers of Kampung Ulu Geroh share, their preference to stay near their village homes over the cities. Almost an hour drive away from the nearest…
Sabah, a land known for its beautiful beaches and the majestic Mount Kinabalu! Undoubtedly a breathtaking place. Yet through research and recce, Global Peace Foundation Malaysia came to know that the plight for clean water is prominent in rural parts of this state. In partnership with Breeze, the team under the leadership of Dr. Teh Su…
Around 4-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, sits a peaceful village called Kampung Binjai. When we first arrived, the children were running around naked, playing in the dirt. The houses were all made from leaves and wooden planks, surrounded mostly by rubber trees. Kampung Binjai in Pahang is one of the many villages in Malaysia which…
Last year, we collaborated with Laneige Malaysia and together we successfully provided clean and safe drinking water through an ultrafiltration water filtration installed in Kampung Ulu Geruntum, Perak and Kampung Binjai, Pahang. On 17 April 2017, Laneige Malaysia held a press conference to officially announce the collaboration with Global Peace Foundation Malaysia on the fundraising…
My First Visit To Kampung Ulu Geroh Going HOME to Gopeng was an eye-opening experience for me as it was my very first visit to an Orang Asli village. My first impression of the community service was an adventurous one as I did not know what to expect from the trip and being an outdoor…
