{"id":10412,"date":"2020-11-27T13:37:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T05:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=10412"},"modified":"2025-04-22T12:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T04:05:39","slug":"profile-kampung-sebandi-hulu-lundu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/2020\/11\/27\/profile-kampung-sebandi-hulu-lundu\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile: Kampung Sebandi Hulu, Lundu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kampung Sebandi Hulu is a five-acre village located in Lundu District, Kuching Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Originally from Lubok Antu as Kampung Sebandi, it was then moved to its current location some time in the 1950s before it split into Kampung Sebandi Hulu and Kampung Sebandi Hilir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The village currently consists of 275 people living in 53 houses. Majority of whom are Iban, with other ethnicities including Malay and Bidayuh becoming part of the community mainly through intermarriages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of these villagers are farmers planting commodity crops such as oil palm, rubber and pepper. Some are river fishermen catching giant freshwater prawns (udang galah<\/em>). Meanwhile, most of the village\u2019s youths work and live in the city to earn a living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entrance to Kampung Sebandi Hulu<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kampung Sebandi Hulu used to be popular among tourists for its traditional longhouses. However, these longhouses were caught in a fire and had been reconstructed into one-family kampung<\/em> houses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, the village remains an attraction as a fishing spot, especially on weekends between February and June, where fishing enthusiasts who come mainly from Kuching rent boats from villagers to catch freshwater prawns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encouraging the Village to \u201cStand on Its Own Two Feet\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kampung Sebandi Hulu was selected upon recommendation by Lundu District Office to be included in the Sarawak Government\u2019s Rural Transformation Programme (Program Transformasi Luar Bandar<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Lundu District Officer Mr Gustian Haji Durani, the village was chosen to be part of the programme due to the area\u2019s rather poor and backwards condition compared with other villages in Lundu District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View of the village from the community hall<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn terms of physical, in terms of infrastructure and also in terms of mentality among villagers of Kampung Sebandi Hulu, we find that they are still at a relatively low level,\u201d he explained in an interview with RAKAN Sarawak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that in the initial stage of the programme, the village\u2019s Village Security and Development Committee (JKKK) and people in general were uncertain about being participative in the programme or the process of transforming their village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Newly constructed gabion wall and drainage<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Eventually, through a special development programme, the district office has succeeded in training, guiding and supporting the villagers in planning and managing the village\u2019s socio-economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This helped to gradually change the villagers\u2019 mindset towards becoming more self-reliant when bringing progress to their own home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey are now more inclined to refer to other matters that (the district office) can arrange to help them advance the village, (which) can be seen in terms of physical, economic and social development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey have come to realise that they need to develop their village and move in tandem for the sake of sustainable progress and management at the village level,\u201d said Mr Gustian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr Gustian Haji Durani<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning of its participation in the Rural Transformation Programme in July 2019, over RM500,000 have been spent on projects and programmes at Kampung Sebandi Hulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most apparent are physical and infrastructural changes, such as resurfaced roads, new drainage and overall cleanliness in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The village has also been enjoying clean treated water supply supply since last year, which is part of a water supply upgrade in Lundu District and Sematan Sub-district by Sarawak Rural Water Supply Department (JBALB).<\/p>\n

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