NGO’s farming project a lifeline for underprivileged Orang Asli Noel Wong @ FMT Lifestyle © Provided by Free Malaysia Today Two Orang Asli farmers working on their farms, which are intended to sustain them during lockdown. (GPF pic)
PETALING JAYA: The pandemic has impacted the lives of Malaysians in many ways. Once-bustling commercial hubs are now ghost towns, with many businesses closing for good.
If cities have been adversely affected, one can only imagine the situation for those in the rural countryside. The crippling of the economy has led to severe consequences for communities there.
The Orang Asli, for example, are now grappling with food insecurity and malnutrition because of the lockdown. While the community has a tradition of farming, they generally lack resources and face a variety of environmental challenges.
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Orang Asli in Rompin and Pekan are taught to farm so that they do not depend on aid to feed themselves and their families. – Pic from Global Peace Foundation, July 17, 2021.
A MISSION that commenced last year to teach Orang Asli to grow their own food has borne fruit in Pahang.
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) members have taught 38 families to become self-sufficient, in six villages in Rompin and Pekan.
As a result, these Orang Asli families are growing many varieties of fruits and vegetables for themselves.
Rowena, an Orang Asli villager in Pekan, Pahang, said she is now able to feed her children healthy vegetables and fruits, thanks to the organisation’s food farming programme for the Jakun community.