The Kelabit, at approximately 5,000 people, is one of the smallest ethnic groups in Bario, Sarawak. Bario is located in the centre of the Kelabit Highlands in the north east of Sarawak, Malaysia. Like many other indigenous communities in Sarawak, the Kelabit live in longhouses in the highlands. However, due to economic and social factors, many have migrated to live in urban areas over the last 20 years. Approximately, 1,200 Kelabit are still living in the highlands. Bario lack constant supply of basic utilities. Besides the Celcom network coverage, there is no telecommunication service provided at Bario. Water supply is through gravity-fed system and thus they rely on rainwater and river water for their supply. Limited electricity supply is provided through diesel generators and solar-panels. Kids at Bario also lack basic facilities that are required for boarding and schooling. In this Bario 1 Taylor's Community Project, Taylor's University would like to build hostel beside the schools in Bario. This is due to the reason where children at Bario need to walk 20KM a day to the school. As a result of that, they will have to abandon their studies due to the inconveniences. In this project, we hope that by providing hostel to the children, they will be able to continue their studies and they will only need to walk to school once in a week, instead of walking everyday to school.About the Bario Community
Let's support this community project so that we can give children at Bario a chance to study.
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