April 2006, “Document, Analyse and Disseminate Good Practices that Can Reinforce the Commitments of Community Stakeholders”

This project centers on the production of a video documentary on UNDP PTF projects in Malaysia. It is funded by EC-UNDP Small Grants Programme for Operations to Promote Tropical Forests in Malaysia. This documentary highlights good practices among indigenous communities in sustainable forestry and use of natural resources.

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The Chief Bobohizan “bathes” the Hoputan (bamboo cannons)

using 7 types of leaves as preparation before the

 Popoobus Do Hoputan ritual (during the Monogit ceremony).

September 2006, “Cultural Preservation: Intergenerational Transmission of the Concepts of Monogit and Momohizan”

 This project was funded by the U.S. Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation Award in Malaysia. The main aim of this project is to document and preserve the Kadazan traditional oral arts and culture which entails the conduct of the rituals carried out by the Bobohizan (Kadazan female ritual specialist/priestess) in two ceremonies, namely Monogit and Momohizan. This documentation project will also provide an experiential process in documentation for the younger generation of Kadazandusun apprentices.

Oct 2006, “Moyog Family Literacy Project”

 “Moyog Family Literacy Project” (2006 – 2008) is an ACCU-UNESCO Asia-Pacific Innovation Programme for ESD (Education for Sustainable Development). KLF is the sole recipient of the award/grant in Malaysia. This is a pilot project designed to involve families in documenting the indigenous language and culture. It is currently being conducted in Togudon village, Upper Moyog, in the district of Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia.

 In this project, KLF will first teach families how to read and write in their own language or dialect of Kadazandusun. Later on in the project, KLF will then guide and teach families how to write short stories. KLF hopes that by the end of this project, families will be ready to compile these stories into storybooks. The theme of the project is “One Family, One Storybook”.