http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Raleigh-International-Malaysia-Spring-07/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Raleigh International Malaysia Spring 07 en-us Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:13:54 +0000 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:13:54 +0000 Selamat Datang Welcome to the final instalment of news from Programme 07C at Raleigh Internationalrsquos Malaysia branch. All our work is finished and many of the Participants will already be home by the time you read this. The Programme was a greatsuccess thanks to the hard work of all who took part and wersquove received a great deal of positive feedback from the press out here the pe http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-157365.html Press statement Raleigh International Raleigh International can confirm that at 12.15pm UK time on 23.04.07 a road traffic accident took place involving one Raleigh International staff volunteer and nine other project participants in Borneo Malaysia. Toby EatonBaudains aged 29 volunteer project manager from Derbyshire died from his injuries sustained during the road traffic accident http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-152779.html GRAVITY WATER FEED OPENING KG SOSONDOTON On Friday 23rd March Raleigh International and the community of Kg Sosondoton welcomed Yang Berhormat Datuk Masidi Manjun The Minister of Youth and Sports Sabah to officially its new Gravity Water Feed system. The ceremony marked the end of a successful threeweek collaboration between the villagers and Raleigh volunteers. Funding for the project was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-149880.html Selamat DatangThe 3 weeks of Phase 1 of our Programme have now come to a successful close. How time flies Our teams have spent the best part of the last month living and working in small rural communities in remote environmental conservation areas or trekking through remote jungle. Theyrsquove started building the infrastructure for muchneeded village or forestry facilities taught English http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-149824.html The first stop for the loop team Laura Wendy Simon was Imbak to see Alpha 5. After what seemed like a phenomenally long drive and a very interesting stop for lunch in the stunning town of Telupid and the crossing of an extremely small Imbak River we arrived at Ranger Camp. After a brief chat with the head ranger who assured us ldquodry season no rain for weeks river is goodrdquo we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-149829.html With 9 coaches rolling away in the early hours of the 7th March the first of our three phases is now underway. Teams are in regular daily contact with Fieldbase which is manned 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Fieldbase will be relaying any messages ensuring that each team has what they need helping with any medical issues and providing support in an emergency. We wait with anticipation to welco http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-148152.html Our launch ceremony which was held on 6th March was a tremendous success and attended by project partners sponsors press participants and staff. The programme was officially opened by Puan Suzannah Liaw Permanent Secretary Ministry of Youth Sports Sabah and the evening concluded with some lively traditional Malay Dancing including the Sumazu dance which involves dancing nimbly in bet http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-148149.html The Participants Last week the first batch of participants arrived a group of 19 Malaysian young people they were greeted by the staff and taken to lsquoJungle Camprsquo to begin expedition training. They then prepared to welcome their international team mates with a local song and some traditional Malaysian dancing the next morning. The following day the rest of our participants arriv http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-148147.html Sabah is one of the 13 states that make up Malaysia together with the capital district of Kuala Lumpur KL. Along with the other Malaysian state Sarawak Indonesia and Brunei it makes up Borneo the third largest island in the world. Both Sabah and Sarawak were independent colonies before joining Malaya in 1963 and even today they retain more autonomy than the other states. The capital city o http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Malaysia/Sabah/Kota-Kinabalu/blog-148146.html