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| Many areas were devastated by the recent floods in Kelantan |
Shortly after the flood waters
receded, and the full effects of the destruction they left, became evident to
millions of Malaysians, the clean-up, and re-building process in much of
Kelantan started.
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| Our Helping Hands team of International volunteers |
“Helping Hands,” are an initiative started by our team of Mentors in
Kelantan, and Brighton Education, which initially
donated essentials to one of the communities worse hit by the floods, Kampung
Serasa. This remote village in the Jeli
district, was almost destroyed, and only
two houses remained, out of a village of 50 homes, once the flood waters
receded.
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| A simple plan to re-build lives |
The plan was to shelter the many people who were still living in the
makeshift ruins of their homes, with new temporary houses. This concluded with several of our Mentors
visiting the Kampong Serang, and assisting in the home building, along with
volunteers from Thailand, Terengganu, and nearby Jeli, who all helped with the rebuilding project.
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| The first steps begin |
The next stage of
helping Kelantan recover from this extraordinary disaster is to donate books to
Kindergardens, School and public libraries, in the Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, and
Gua Musang areas. Many school and public libraries were lost, and our aim is to
help fill the now dusty, and empty shelves of these libraries, with new, and
donated books.
If you are interested in hearing more about “Helping Hands,”
or even making a donation, please contact + 60 19 623 0119, for more details.
“Helping Hands,”
are funded by donations from the Management, Mentors and former Mentors, and
staff of Brighton Education, with
individual donations from the public.
