Kg. Buayan - SHOUT OUT FOR HELP AND SUPPORT

in #charity6 years ago (edited)
My dear fellow Steemians, yesterday my colleague @kilathecla came out with a post on request and appeal for help to the Steemians community in raising fund for Kg. Buayan Micro Hidro project, which had broken down due to one culprit, "the hungry Gecko", which caused the Digital Load Controller (the heart of the system) to get burn (means no electricity) and ended up the community in total darkness eversince. Here’s the link to her post yesterday: https://steemit.com/teammalaysia/@kilathecla/shout-out-for-help-and-support



In support with @kilathecla efforts, I would like to share some history of the village Micro Hidro System and some photos which was taken almost ten years ago.

Brief History of Kg. Buayan Penampang, Sabah

The Micro Hydro Project is located in the village of Kg. Buayan in the district of Penampang, Sabah, which is located on the outskirts of the Crocker Range Park. Kg. Buayan enjoys a wet and humid climate for most of the year.

Kg. Buayan is a decentralized village divided into several zones: Marantai, Moninimbar, and Kionop Baru. Ten years ago, when the project started, there was no road access to this village. The village is only connected through the ancient “Salt Trails” that were once the only transportation route across the Crocker Range between Sabah’s interior and west coast. All the necessary supplies for the village and surrounding areas, including fossil fuels for generators, is carried in by porters through steep, forested terrain for a difficult six hour, ten kilometers hike.

The Micro Hydro was completed in May 2009 and since then it has provided 24 hours electricity to 350 odd villagers in Kg. Buayan. Total project cost was MYR250,000.00 funded by UNDP-GEF-SGP. Five years later, with the initiative of the villagers and some generous individuals and NGOs, a muddy road access finally reached to this village.

Photos during the implementation of the project 10 years ago.



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Photos credit to ABL

Call for help

My boss, Adrian did post this in his FB LINK

Here's a short film posted by our NGO partners on How Micro Hydro Project changes the lives of the community.

How You Can Help

You can contribute as follows:-

Donation by SBD or STEEM to: @kilathecla

Memo: Kg. Buayan MHP/DLC

Help us create hopeful futures, we can't change lives without your support. Your donation will help to empower this community and create lasting change for development through electrification.

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