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In The Media

A few of the media companies we are featured in

Featured in AsiaFitnessToday (AFT) article (19th June 2023)

OA Organik project featured in AsiaFitnessToday article (AFT): Sustainable farming by the original guardians of the forests.

Awarded The 5th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Leadership Awards (12th May 2022)

One of two awardees in Malaysia of The 5th ASEAN Rural Development and Poverty Eradication Leadership Awards under the non-governmental organisation category (NGO/CSO).

Featured in The Malaysian Insight (11th Dec 2020)

Newspaper interview for The Malaysian Insight article: Orang Asli learn to sell produce directly, earn more.

Featured on Bernama TV (16th Oct 2020)

Video interview of Mr Kon Onn Sein in an Inovasi @BERNAMA episode on Bernama TV (minutes 6:26-14:45).

Winner of Star Golden Hearts Award 2017 (9th Nov 2017)

One of ten winners of the Star Golden Hearts Award 2017.Newspaper and video interview for The Star newspaper article: A heart of gold and a green thumb and video: An organic dream for Orang Asli.

Featured in Singapore's Channel U series episode (23rd May 2019)

OA Organik project featured in a segment of ‘The Guardians’ series by Singapore Mediacorp’s Channel U (our segment at minutes 11:42 – 31:30).(Unfortunately, the official video is restricted for Singaporean viewing only.)

Featured in Wiki Impact article (9th August 2022)

OA Organik project featured in a Wiki Impact article: Orang Asli Communities are on the Frontlines Oo Combating Climate Change.

Maimun from Melai featured by the International Labour Organization (ILO) (29th May 2023)

OA Organik farmer Maimun from Melai village featured in ILO’s Voices article and video: We lost our precious forest but found a way to survive.

Front page feature in Institut Koperasi Malaysia (IKMa) magazine (Apr 2022)

OA Organik project featured on the front page of IKMa’s Dimensi Koop magazine: Koperasi Pertama Menerima Akreditasi Perusahaan Sosial (SE.A) [article on pages 8-17].

Photo featured in Tatler Asia article (2nd Sept 2021)

Photo of the OA Organik project featured in Tatler Asia’s article on Dato’ Shahira Ahmed Bazari: Yayasan Hasanah’s Managing Director Lives By These Tenets.

Featured on BFM (English) (22nd Nov 2021)

Featured in Digital News Asia article: Five Malaysian social enterprises receive funding boost from MaGIC’s SIM Grant.

Featured in Ministry of Finance's video (15th August 2020)

Video interview of Mr Kon Onn Sein in Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance (MOF)’s video on the Minister of Finance’s visit to Yayasan Hasanah’s headquarters (minutes 0:58 – 1:31).

Featured in Malaysia Innovates Report 2022 article (Aug 2022)

OA Organik project featured in Malaysia Innovates Report 2022 article: Organic Farming Improves Orang Asli Livelihoods (article on pages 26-27).

Featured on BFM (English) (22nd Nov 2021)

Radio interview for BFM podcast: From The Jungles of Pahang to New York.

Mentioned in Malaysia'a Rural and Regional Development Ministry (KKDW)'s article (21st Jan 2023)

Mentioned in KKDW’s Pena Desa article: Sesi Focus Group Pembangunan Luar Bandar (article on page 9).

Featured in The Star (30th May 2022)

Newspaper interview for The Star article: Two Malaysian social organisations are improving the lives of Penan and Orang Asli communities.

Featured on Bernama TV (10th Jan 2022)

Video interview of Mr Kon Onn Sein in The Nation programme on Bernama TV regarding topic “Orang Asli: Stories from the Pandemic and Floods”.

Featured on BFM (Mandarin) (26th July 2021)

Radio interview for BFM podcast: OA Organik紧握有机食品商机，为原住民实现社会流动.

Featured in The Sun (17th Nov 2020)

Newspaper interview for The Sun article: Leaving comfort zone to aid orang asli.

Featured in Yayasan Hasanah article (29th Jan 2020)

OA Organik project featured in a Yayasan Hasanah article: A Sacred Landscape.

Selected for United Nations Showcase (April 2019)

OA Organik project selected to represent Asia at the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues (22 April – 3 May 2019).Francesco Cabras, well-known Italian film director and actor, came in to Ulu Gumum Village to photograph the farm and farmers.

Featured in MalaysiaKini (22nd April 2019)

Newspaper interview for MalaysiaKini article: Orang Asli organic farms in UN exhibition in New York.

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