{"id":16529,"date":"2022-04-20T10:44:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T02:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/?p=16529"},"modified":"2022-04-17T08:04:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T00:04:48","slug":"social-program-at-rumah-johnson-helps-residents-learn-new-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v3\/2022\/04\/20\/social-program-at-rumah-johnson-helps-residents-learn-new-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Program at Rumah Johnson Helps Residents Learn New Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rumah Johnson Intai Ak Pol of Seduku Panjai at Lingga, Sri Aman is among the longhouses chosen to be under RTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2019 until now, various social programs and infrastructure projects has been implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Source: Sri Aman District Office)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program\/projects for 2021\/2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Source: Sri Aman District Office)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a trip to Rumah Johnson, RAKAN Sarawak<\/em><\/strong> interviewed several of the longhouse\u2019s residents who participated in the social programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident of Rumah Johnson, Gloria Johnson participated in the cakes and pastries making program in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gloria Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to Gloria, among the things that they were taught to make includes cupcakes, buns, kek lapis<\/em> (layered cakes) as well as variety of sauces and pineapple juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring the program, we were taught how to measure the ingredients and so forth. The program taught us a lot new baking skills and techniques,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another resident of Rumah Jonhson, Nangku Ak Kilie also participated in the cakes and pastries making program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nangku Ak Kilie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Before joining the program, Nangku has been actively selling her cakes and pastries in the longhouse and also to other longhouses in vicinity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBefore joining the program, I only made traditional cakes such as kuih basah<\/em> (steamed cakes),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of the cakes and pastries made by Nangku (Photo credit: Nangku Ak Kilie)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nangku also make traditional Iban beading accessories for sale (Photo credit: Nangku Ak Kilie)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But during the program, she learned how to make other types of cakes and pastries such as doughnut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to her, the residents of the longhouse would buy them for breakfast or snacks for their children to be eaten at schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each month, Nangku said she can roughly earn about RM600 to RM800, which helps her to earn extra income for her and her family.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Nangku said that she stopped making cakes and pastries since the pandemic and is thinking of picking up her business again since entering the endemic phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resident of Rumah Johnson, Bill Ak Jali also participated in the RTP social program organised in their longhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bill Ak Jali <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

According to Bill, he participated in the wiring and electrical course which meant to teach basic knowledge and skills to the residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe course was beneficial. While I may not be utilising the skill that I\u2019ve learned from the course now, it might be useful in the future and it helps that I have basic knowledge on wiring,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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