Thursday, September 4, 2008

Location


Tasik Raban is located some 300km north of Kuala Lumpur. Tasik Raban is actually a small section of Lake Chenderoh, located along the Kuala Kangsar-Grik Highway.

People

Majority of the people here are Malays (78%), Chinese (20%) and Indian (2%).

Most Malays are either fishermen, rubber tapper and government servants while the chinese are either doing business or rubber tapper.

Most Malays live around the lake in kampongs, but new housing estates are coming-up in this area.


How to get there

From Kuala Lumpur or Penang, exit at Kuala Kangsar toll plaza. Take the Kuala Kangsar-Grik Highway.The distance from Kuala Kangsar toll plaza is 35 kilometres. You'll pass a few small towns of Lubuk Merbau, Kati, Sauk before reaching Raja Muda Nazrin bridge. Right after the bridge, take a left turn and you are now in Tasik Raban.


Before the completion of the new highway, Tasik Raban used to be the stopover for those travelling from Kuala Kangsar to the East Coast. There's a R&R right before the bridge, but some people still prefer the old Tasik Raban.





View from Resort Tasik Raban

Tasik Raban International Workcamp

Brief Summary of the program.

Friday: 21/11/08

Day - Registration and check in
Night - Introduction, briefing, ice-breaking.

Saturday: 22/11/08

Day - Participating in Wedding Ceremony
Night - Presentation by SCI-Malaysia - Peace Education

Sunday: 23/11/08

Day: Workcamp begins. Our main activity will be to beautify, restore and cleaning-up of Tasik Raban. Our objectives are to help turn Tasik Raban into a community center for environmental activities, community-based research programme, sports and recreational activities.

Night - Presentation by FoE - SMKSAS - Environmental Conservation of Lake Chenderoh.

Monday: 24/11/08

Day: Workcamp
Night - Presentation by SCI-Malaysia
- Global Peace through workcamps.
- Opportunities to serve as volunteers around the world.

Tuesday: 25/11/08

Day: Workcamp
Night: Presentation by FoE-SMKSAS:
- Environmental Education
- Oppurtinities to participate in world environmental programmes through NGOs and United Nation Environmental Program.

Wednesday: 26/11/08

Day - Visits to handicraft centre in Jenalik/ Visits to Pekasam industry
Night - Presentation by Education Department/ Local Government.
Peace and unity: Local Perspective

Thursday: 27/11/08

Farewell and closing ceremony.

International Workcamp on Environment

SCI International Workcamp is an annual event held in various parts of the world. In Malaysia, this workcamp was being held in various locations such as Taiping Lake Garden (2007), Kuala Lumpur (2006) and Penang (2005). This year, SCI-Malaysia will be organising two International workcamps such as follows.

1.Summer Camp.
24th July - 30th July 2008: Taiping (Environment and Heritage)
30th July - 6th August 2008: Penang (Penang Peace Run, Community Service)

2. Winter Camp.
21st Nov - 27th Nov 2008: Lenggong, Perak. (Environment and Community)
27th Nov - 4th Dec 2008: Kuala lumpur (Community Service)

To share or message of unity, peace and harmony, SCI-Malaysia and Friends of Environment, SMK Sultan Azlan Shah, Lenggong (SMKSAS) are planning to organise this year's International Workcamp at Tasik Raban, Lenggong, on the 21st - 27th November 2008.

Main Organizer

Service Civil international (SCI) - Malaysia
Friends of Environment, SMK Sultan Azlan Shah.

Participants

Students from Secondary Schools in Lenggong
SCI-Malaysia volunteers
Foreign Participants
Local Communities

Estimated no of participants: 50-60

Language of communication

English