WE’VE all thought about doing the “do-gooder” thing at one point or another in our lives. Eventually, a person realises that it is easier to say and plan than to actually put these into action. Despite grandiose plans for making the world a better place, the only charitable thing one can sometimes do is to give away one’s old clothes and to donate an occasional ringgit or two to the blind person seeking alms at a mamak restaurant.
So when any ‘potential messiah’ comes across a chance to really, actually make a difference, how can one refuse?
Envy this group of spunky youngsters who have made the sojourn from thousands of miles away from their hometown in the UK, because they were able to do the things some of us have always wanted to do.
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Source of Article: Malay Mail
15 Raleigh Borneo Volunteers spend a month building a network of dams and pipes
CLEAN water is flowing from taps at three remote Sabah villages thanks to the efforts of youth volunteer movement Raleigh.
Two teams of 15 Raleigh Borneo volunteers from diverse countries ranging from Britain to Malaysia spent over a month at the villages in the northern Pitas district and two settlements at the foothills of Mount Kinabalu in Ranau district building a network of dams and pipes so that the villagers could enjoy clean water.
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Source of Article: The Star
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