In the last few months, we witness the development of new mini farms in Kg Ulu Gumum! Being inspired by the success of the OA Organic farmers, a few orang asli in the village took the initiative to develop their own farms, using their own resources. Zariu and Burn, our farmers, have been coaching these wannabe […]
Let’s get to know one of our farmers, Manan, a hardworking and progressive man in his early 30s. His life-story is typical of the plights of many orang asli who want to provide a better future for their family. Prior to joining the OA Organics farm in August 2017, Manan worked for an owner of […]
It was a month of expansion! It all started in mid-July when we had a good problem: the farmers were producing a surplus of 30kg per harvest but the Kuantan market could not absorb the increase in production. Jaya Grocer, who has adopted OA Oganics as their CSR project, stepped in; they offered to sell the vegetables at […]
June was an eventful month of gains for the farmers at OA Organics. Firstly, it was a month of personal triumph as the farmers surpassed the RM800 income mark! In March, a compost specialist identified that the soil at the farm possibly comprised 60% sand which could not retain nutrients for the plants. With this, […]
In March 2018, Mr Piotr Frąckowiak, a young Polish residing in Germany and on a gap year before starting university this September, volunteered four weeks at the farm. Piotr described his time at the village as a “life-changing, unbelievable, and unforgettable experience of being given a chance to live among the poorest of the poor who […]
There’s an exciting income generation project going on at the village – a home-stay project! After two years of planning with the OA who are involved in the project, including the design of the home-stay, building works commenced in January 2018. From a grove of rubber trees full of mosquitoes, Bada and team transformed our […]
The month of April brought the Orang Asli farmers new team members as well as an opportunity to learn beyond their farm. Let’s say hello to three new joiners – Maslinda, Asanah and Efarinda who are in their early 20s. Prior to this, they were earning RM300 – RM500 from oil palms and a fading […]
OA Organics welcomes young people to volunteer on a sustained basis. Ms Tan Xin Wei stayed in the village for 2.5 months upon graduation with a Bachelor in International Business. Here is an excerpt of her stint at Kg Ulu Gumum from June – August 2017. When I set foot in the village in June […]
There was much to cheer about in Kg Ulu Gumum in March 2018, thanks to our funders and volunteers. The village was plagued with not having safe drinking water for months. But with the funds provided by Vivastar Rotary Club and Rosche, we saw the fruition of the long awaited water project in the third […]
It has been six months since we last blogged, and we are back! Much has actually happened during this period of ‘inactivity’ on our blogs. Let us share a few significant events. On 11 October 2017, Zairu and Manan arranged their farm produce on the organic vegetables shelves at Jaya Grocer City Mall Kuantan. There […]