Case Studies

The Beluran project contributes towards empowering rural entrepreneurs and strengthening the capacity for community entrepreneurialism as part of local economic and social development agenda in Sabah. The project provides an agile respond to position the Beluran rural community in the global market (i.e: selling through facebook etc) by providing practical solutions based on their current resources, taking away their reliance to public funding and support.

The Banana Collective aims to foster community cohesion and economic empowerment at Teringai, Kota Marudu, Sabah, Malaysia. The longtitudinal project will begin with an initiative in the youth education space, designed to engage and develop local youth, as community-embedded future change leaders, in the longer-term aspirations of the group, which are centred around the wider theme of ‘community-based improved environmental and economic outcomes’ achieved through developmental work and capacity-building undertaken in the areas of community prosperity and resilience; civic pride; and a shared, collaborative entrepreneurial mindset.

The Stingless Bee Project aims to develop a potential agricultural product, Stingless Bee Honey, of the Mitabang community. By introducing homemade honey pumps, a simplified technology with parts obtainable from local stores, the community are able to boost their honey production and sell the produce for earnings. It is expected that they would be able to self-maintain and even self-build their own pumps to sells to neighbouring communities. This would be the first step to upgrade the community economic status towards money economy.