KOA Podek Mission 2 (second)

Let's bring happiness and aid to KOA Podek

About Kampung Orang Asli Podek

Kampung Orang Asli Podek is home to approximately 55 families (around 200-300 people) of the Temiar community. Located 3km from the nearest mini-market, the village is accessible by SUV or 4x4 vehicles. While the road is passable, there are large potholes along the way.

While we have completed our first mission in this kampung, we still have unfinished tasks. Link to the first mission: https://www.sedunia.me/missions/koa-podek-mission-first. The photos below are our progress made during the first mission and this round we are set to finish what we started.

Agenda 1: To complete the rumah baca

These are the remaining tasks to finish on the rumah baca:

• Walls- Centre and Top
• Floor-Cement or Boards, Tikar Mat
• Doors, Furniture, Shelves to assemble and fix
• Kitchen Furniture, Cabinets, Aluminium Sinks, Stoves, Pots, Kuali, Cutleries.
• Food Store Room, Shelves, Tag Boxes
• Classroom & Library Tables, Chairs, Shelves, Whiteboards, Notices
• Lighting inside, outside
• ⁠Verandah Cement, Lights
• Stationeries, Books, School Bags

Agenda 2: To complete the toilet/bathroom unit

These are the remaining tasks to finish on the toilet/bathroom unit:

• Floor treatment
• Sitting Bowl, Showers, Pipings, Water Trough
• Door Locks, Hanging Hooks
• Lights inside outside
• Verandah

Agenda 3: To complete the water system

These are the remaining tasks to finish on the water system:

• Water Source, New Well, Angkek Source
• Submersible Pump, Filters, Piping to Main Tangki
• Secondary Filter for Drinking

Agenda 4: Food aid

We will be distributing RAH Rice/Dhal Combo sponsored by Rise Against Hunger and any other food rations sponsored by other sponsors.

Agenda 5: Medical aid

We are partnering with National Cancer Society Malaysia to provide health screening.

Ticket fee

New volunteer: The ticket fee is RM200 includes food and 3-tshirts.

Returning 4x4 Relief volunteer (who already have 4x4 Relief Tshirts): the ticket fee is RM100 for food.

We will set up a central kitchen to cook food for volunteers during the mission which includes:
- Sat: Dinner
- Sun: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Mon: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Tue: Breakfast

Volunteers have to bring your own drinking water. We will not be providing drinking water.

Camping

There is no accommodation facility in the kampung. All the volunteers will be camping in the kampung for 3 nights during the mission. Volunteers are advised to bring your own camping equipment such as tent, sleeping bag, camp bed.

Pre-mission briefing

We will conduct a volunteer briefing before the mission. we will announce the date soon. Do keep a lookout for any changes in this mission brief. If you have signed up, you will receive our email through Sedunia on the briefing and logistics information.

Logistics

Volunteers can drive directly into the kampung. Location will be shared later. To gauge the distance, the kampung is located around Mini market alzuma entrerprise, Gua Musang, Kelantan. The road is accessible by normal car/seden/SUV/4x4.

Once you signed up, we will email you to join 4x4 Relief Malaysia WhatsApp group.

What to expect?

Not gonna lie, some Hard Labour for sure. If you think you cannot do hard labour, you can also help out in the kitchen team or the food aid team as well.

But there are also a ton of fun if you come with an open mind. Playing with the local kids, talking to the local folks, meeting other like-minded volunteers.

At the end of the mission, we hope that you will feel contended and fulfilled for having done something for a community.