Personal Challenge

Donate to Me for Project WHEE!

  • 27/11/2014 - 18/02/2015

Rui Ci Lee is participating in Youth Cultural Exchange [Batch 5]
and is fundraising for Do Something Good (Tandemic)

Help me reach my fundraising goal by clicking on the donate now button!

My Story

Hello there! I am participating in a youth cultural exchange cum rural development project called Project WHEE! based in Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia. The aim of this project is to boost ecotourism in Bario and to revive the community. Bario is made up of 13 villages primarily resided by the Kelabits. Development in Bario is impeded due to the mountains that isolate it from the rest of the world. As a result, many Kelabits have chosen to migrate to cities for better education and job opportunities, leaving behind the very young and elderly Kelabits in Bario. As agriculture is the main economic activity in Bario, many elderly women are forced to continue farming due to the shortage of manpower. It is predicted that in 10 years, Bario will be severely depopulated. As a participant, I will be assigned to a local woman and her family. While shadowing her for the entire duration of the project, I will improve her command of spoken English through conversations. Having a better command of English will enable her to communicate more effectively with international tourists, hence becoming a better tour guide or homestay host. Besides this, I will also carry out community services such as farming or cleaning work. I will be going to Bario for 22 days under Batch 5 in January 2015. My targeted amount is MYR 5800, which includes my airfare, homestay cost, transportation, etc. Every cent donated will be used to empower the Bario women, prepare Bario to receive more tourists, set up basic infrastructures, and in a bigger picture, revive the Bario community. Please donate to my cause! Every dollar counts and every penny makes a difference. For more information regarding Project WHEE!, visit www.facebook.com/projectwhee or www.theprojectwhee.blogspot.com. With a spoonful of sugar, Rui Ci
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Recent Donors

  • Vanessa Tan

    MYR 50 01/09/2015 08:31:54 PM UTC

  • Caelyn

    Keep up the good work! Good luck in your project!

    MYR 200 01/04/2015 01:29:56 PM UTC

  • Wee Wei En

    Good luck, Rui Ci. All the best in your efforts to make the world a better place! :)

    MYR 100 01/04/2015 11:55:27 AM UTC

  • Yaner

    MYR 10 01/03/2015 10:43:01 PM UTC

  • Yew

    All the best Rui Ci!!!

    MYR 20 12/29/2014 08:05:12 PM UTC

  • Shahifol Arbi

    You are living the purpose of human life; to help and show compassion to others. What you give you get back 10 folds! Keep up the good work!

    MYR 20 11/15/2014 07:37:22 PM UTC

  • Mr Sibeh Lengzai

    Keep up with what you're doing!

    MYR 10 11/14/2014 11:15:40 PM UTC

  • YF Teo

    MYR 10 11/07/2014 09:39:18 PM UTC

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