Our Projects

Long-term initiatives transforming Sabah's water villages into thriving, sustainable communities.

Meraki Daat project work

Action That Stays

"Long After We Leave"

Every project we run begins in the same place: a water village, and the people who call it home. Rather than deliver one-off aid, we build lasting local solutions — turning waste into opportunity, walls into canvases, and communities into stewards of their own coastline.

Each initiative is one step toward the same goal: villages that are cleaner, prouder, and able to sustain themselves.

Project Picasso
Community Art · Tourism

Project Picasso

We transform village houses into vibrant murals that build community pride and draw visitors — turning a neglected water village on Pulau Gaya into a living, walkable canvas.

1st Ocean Debris Pathway in Malaysia

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Mega Island Clean-Up
Clean-Up · Community

Mega Island Clean-Up

Large-scale clean-up drives that mobilise volunteers to remove plastic waste from Sabah's island shores — restoring coastlines and protecting the marine life villages depend on.

20.13t of waste collected

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Unwrapping Plastics
Education · Eco-Bricks

Unwrapping Plastics

Instilling responsibility and eco-consciousness in youth and communities — turning collected plastic into eco-bricks, the innovation that won the UNDP Island Innovation Challenge.

UNDP Island Innovation Challenge Winner

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Where We Work

"Rooted in Sabah's island communities"

Village locations are approximate — pins mark where our projects are based.

Got an Idea Worth Building?

"The next project could be yours"

We're always looking for bright ideas and new collaborations. If you have a project in mind — or a way we could work together — we'd love to hear it.

Want to get involved?

Every project runs on volunteers, partners, and supporters. Join us and help transform Sabah's water villages.