Location: Penang, Malaysia
Date: 17-18 July 2010
Description: GEC's Sahabat Hutan Bakau (SHB) group from Kuala Gula, Perak went on a study trip to Penang to learn and explore what other communities are doing. The Sahabat Hutan Bakau study tour to Penang was organized by Global Environment Centre and was funded by CIMB Community Link. This study trip was accompanied by 31 SHB members, 2 Chinese community members from the village of Kuala Gula, 3 representatives from GEC, 1 Internship student from UUM and a reporter from a Chinese newspaper. The SHB were taught how to make handicraft made from cockle shells (kulit kerang) at Risma Pelangi Handicraft Centre in Teluk Bahang because in Kuala Gula, there are a lot of cockle shells available and hopefully after the training at the Handicraft Centre, the SHB will able to produce handicraft made from cockle shells that are unique or special to Kuala Gula only. They also be visited the Penang Aquarium and Penang National Park. Read more >>

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