We are propose a project to help mini library Kampung Kuala Boh, Cameron Highlands. The mini library facing some problems like lack of book and book rack, water licking, and other’s problem will state details in this proposal. Our objective is to help society of Orang Asli especially children can have a better facilities for their education and make sure they have a better environment for learning and reading. We will make the mini library sustain by collaborate with Briged Sukarelawan Khidmat Negara (BSKN) under National Service Department with the publication with local press. The total of budget is RM10,000 and the details will be list down. We hope that we can get the fund to help kids from Kampung Kuala Boh, Cameron Highlands. The mini library was officially launched on 16 Mac 2013 by YB Ho Yi Kap. It is a project that done by Briged Sukarelawan Khidmat Negara (BSKN) under National Service Department Malaysia. The location is at Kampung Kuala Boh, Cameron Highlands. The building of mini library provided by Kampung Kuala Boh and agree by Jabatan Hal Ehwal Orang Asli (JHEOA). This mini library benefited those Orang Asli from Kampung Kuala Boh and other’s village that near with Kampung Kuala Boh, especially children. A teacher from Kampung Kuala Boh is in charge of the mini library. But unfortunately, due to lack of fund and no people to follow up, the library cannot sustain anymore

1) Lack of books

The number of books in mini library not more than 1000 books. To make sure every people from the Kampung have chance to reading books, we are sure that the current number of books can’t meet the need and desire of reading by those residents.

2) Water licking

From the above photo shows that the ceilings of the mini library are spoiled causing the water licking

3) Fan not functioning

This library has 2 units of fan. But both unit cannot function at all.

4) Lack of book rack

The mini library have only 10 units of book racks. But it is not enough.

We wish to help all the resident and kids from Kampung Kuala Boh meet their needs especially in education. Those child and adult have a better place to stay after school or work for learn more knowledge from books. We were visited the place. Those children really have the passion to read. In the city, we have National Library and regional library to satisfy those children in city and make sure they have enough learning source. But in the Kampung, they are really lack of learning source. They only have the text book from school, some of them even need to sharing same text book with friends. We hope that we can do something to let them grow up in a good environment with a helping hand of fund, to help the society of Orang Asli grow by the way of education.

To replace those spoiled ceiling and fan is to make sure those kids can study in a comfortable environment. The environment is important to protect those books and racks. Every time when raining there, those residents will bring their own water bucket to the mini library to avoid those water licking affect books and racks. We can see how their appreciate the mini library and those learning sources. We are really so touch.

Book and book rack are very important for the mini library. That is the main reason those kids and residents step into mini library. They want to learn. We hope that the number of books do not have limit because we don’t want to limit that how many knowledge could learn by them. We wish they have equally public facilities of education if compare to city. We know they have the desire to learn and read, but the current facilities can’t support their needs. We also hope that people in city realize and appreciate those facilities in city by knowing the situation of Kampung Kuala Boh.

1. Source of book

We are planning to get the fund for purchase some new books. Other than that, we will do publication on local newspaper example like SinChew Press and The Star to get old books donation from public. We also will walk in to primary school and secondary school from Klang Valley to ask for donation of book from students.

2. Water Licking

We will allocate part of fund to replace some of the ceiling and repair the roof of mini library.

3. Replacement of fan

We will replace two units of fan by using the fund.

4. Book rack

We will add more book rack by purchase using the fund.

5. Training of librarian

We planning to train some resident of Kampung Kuala Boh become librarian for sustain the mini library.

We will start to do publication with local press with collaboration with National Service Department for old books donation and get book donation from children in city by walk in to primary school or secondary school at Klang Valley.

We are planning to collaboration with Briged Sukarelawan Khidmat Negara(BSKN) for work together to replacement and repair job of the building.

Apart from this, We also planning to provide free tuition for the kids from the village by once a month or twice a month voluntary. We are willing to help because we can see the hope and desire of those kids.

We do agree that this is a pretty ambitious project, especially since there are many who say that any project is doomed to failure if it requires active participation from the Orang Asli. It is worthwhile to note that this kind of thinking is probably because there are already various mechanisms, infrastructure and facilities in place for providing quality opportunity, quality income, and quality living for the Orang Asli. All kinds of organisations periodically enter the Kampung in the hopes of changing the lives of the Orang Asli. Nevertheless, the outcome remains poor and the Orang Asli still remain at the fringe of society.

We want to do things differently. We still have a strong, unwavering belief in the Orang Asli. We believe that empowerment is the answer. How do we do it? It’s no easy task. It takes a long time but we have had successes. While our dreams are ambitious, we always start small.

We really hope that we can get the fund and help those kids in Kampung Kuala Boh, make sure they have a better library for accomplish their education.