Empowering Community livelihood in Upper Kinta Basin as part of post Covid-19 MCO Strategy

The implementation of Movement Control Order (MCO) to curb COVID-19 outbreak has affected the targeted communities badly. The Orang Asli communities depend on daily wages as well as forest foraging for their survival as well as many of the peri-urban community in Klebang Selatan work in daily paid activities such as own business, sewing, contract works, construction labour and etc. 

The project is conducted under the Hasanah Special Grant 2020 (HSG2020) aims to improve the economy of and create alternative livelihood for peri-urban and urban communities located within Upper Kinta Basin post-COVID-19 pandemic especially in Orang Asli villages and peri-urban communities near Tanjung Rambutan in Perak.

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Funder: Yayasan Hasanah

Partners: Ipoh City Council (MBI), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Perak, Perak and State National Unity and Integration Department (JPNIN)

First Phase (2020 - 2021)

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Second Phase (2021 - 2023)

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Links to the community products:

Facebook page: Kerepek UBI SEDAP (@kerepekubikayuyummy)

 

For more infomation on the project, please contact outreach@gec.org.my .