PACOS Trust is a community-based organisation dedicated to supporting indigenous communities in Sabah. The organisation strives to empower indigenous communities through systematic building and strengthening of community organisations, which can act collectively on its own. They also support networking among organisations struggling to assert rights over community resources and revitalising indigenous systems.
Green Empowerment works with rural communities and partners around the world to improve access to affordable and renewable energy, safe drinking water, sanitation systems, fuel efficient cook stoves and more. With GE support, systems are designed, constructed and maintained by the communities that benefit from them to ensure long-term economic and environmental sustainability.
To learn about the current capacities for - and to test and share strategies to strengthen - livelihood & enterprise skills in remote area communities to realise economic activities from mini-grids to improve welfare and generate revenues necessary to cover mini-grid maintenance and loan repayments. The participation of government officers and other stakeholders together with community members can help clarify management and technical requirements in the context of the reality of remote village Sabah.
The Sabah RE2 Training Curricula is a culmination of our past two years down the roadmap combined with decades of technical and field experience. Refer here for all instructions and guidelines needed to facilitate this training programme.
These course materials were used in the training and engagement of the local community in various rural regions of Sabah. Refer here for presentation slides, training exercises, spreadsheets, and more.
Programmes are structured differently according to specific topics, communities, or preferences. Refer here for our programme.
Refer here for a miscellaneous listing of resources relevant to the programme.
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