EcoMalaysia

Eco Education

Green schools are fast becomeing a feature of the present education system, especially in the private education sector in Malaysia.

Helping Pekan School Children Get To School

orang asli home, Pekan

EcoMalaysia has recently undertaken an initiative in the Pekan area on the East Coast of Malaysia. Pekan is 50 km from Kuantan, going south to Mersing and Rompin. I t is the Royal Town where the Sultan of Pahang has his main Istana and polo fields. I t is also home to the Royal Pahang Museum, which is the state museum, at this moment undergoing massive restructuring and refurbishment.

Challenges Ecopreneur Forum 2011

Eco Education

20th September 2011 at Universtiti Malaya

This one day event seeks to bring together PWDs, service providers, related officials / practitioners in public agencies & private sectors, CSR Directors, NGOs, college students, successful related entrepreneurs / businesses and green funders to innovate and mainstream disability participation into the Green na- tional agenda. Participants will learn about current and potential green projects and where to get the funds to jumpstart or expand their ideas or enterprises.

Bicycles For Rural School Children; Pekan Area

Attendance in rural schools, especially amongst the Orang Asli,is a problem. Rain, hours of darkness at the beginning of the day, the need to travel one or two miles without motorized transport are all disincentives.

For this reason Ecomalaysia has embarked on an initiative to supply rural schools in the Pekan district with bicycles. These bicycles will be awarded to year 4,5, and 6 pupils in the primary sector. The granting of a bicycle will be dependent on an improved attendance rate and progress in English language. Initially it is planned to supply 30 bicycles but this could be an ongoing initiative.

Why Are Libraries Eco Hubs?

Eco Education

By Fiona Mulvaney

JIS Senior Librarian (Member of Greenpeace, Australian Conservation Foundation and active Greenie)

Libraries have always been places to store resources, but as the world changes and evolves, libraries have also changed. They are no longer just repositories for books, but places to share other resources. Communal sharing is really the ultimate eco-friendly act, a group of people can make.

By sharing resources such as lighting, cooling, heating, water, food or any other major resource, we are agreeing to reduce consumption and save vitally important resources.