Help for East Malaysian Farmers Hit By Devastating Flood
NECF Malaysia is undertaking a joint project with SIB Sabah and Sarawak and disaster-relief agency CREST to help our East Malaysian brethren whose fields and crops were completely destroyed in the January flood.
NECF is mobilising funds for some 700 families at the following locations: Kawasan Tanduk, Kota Marudu and Keningau in Sabah; and Baram Valley, Long Ikang and Long Bermang in Sarawak.
The money raised will go towards:
- Purchasing seedlings and fertilisers for the farmers to start planting at mid-year in time for the year-end harvest;
- Food and necessities for the families during the recovery period;
- Drainage system for the paddy fields and others.
The estimated sum needed for the project is RM150,000. Part of the money collected from this year's 40-Day Prayer and Fast will be set aside for this effort. |
