by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Cikgu Shima!” a young girl cries for help, hobbling over on an injured foot. The girl is a stateless Bajau Laut child, who had stepped on a shell and cut herself. Like all the other kids, she knew to immediately come to Iskul for medical assistance, and to look for...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Jun 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
We stand in solidarity with the stateless Bajau Laut community, whose homes and boats on small islands in Sabah have been demolished. We are deeply concerned for the vulnerable children, women, and men left without shelter and food. We recognise the Bajau Laut’s...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Jan 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
It has been several years since Khairul was nominated for this award, but his work with Iskul still makes a huge difference in the lives of the stateless children on Omadal. Khairul is Iskul’s co-founder and pioneer Mastal Arikik, which means he was one of the first...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 4, 2023 | Success Stories
Iskul collaborates with Engineers Without Borders Malaysia (EWBM) to improve the water access to all stateless households in Omadal under a grant by the UNDP SGP. This project enhances the current Iskul YHSG 2020’s commitment to improve water access to 30 stateless...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 4, 2023 | Success Stories
Rendy (our student) fell off the bridge near his house, hit some sharp object on the ground and wounded his forehead. He received no medical attention until we found out about it on Day 3. We immediately contacted the Hospital Director in Hospital Semporna and showed...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 4, 2023 | Success Stories
Three stateless teenagers without access to education now empower their own community – YHSG 2020 has provided Iskul sufficient funds to employ three of our graduate students to teach the stateless children in their own community: Delah, Enidah and...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 4, 2023 | Success Stories
In June 2022, 10 of our students performed in the graduation ceremony of Sekolah Alternatif, Borneo Komrad in Semporna. It was the first time the students left their home on water and stayed overnight on land. We have heard stories of land-sickness for those who have...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 12, 2022 | Stories, Testimonials
by Vince During the summer break, My family and I went to Malaysia. We flew to Sabah state, then went to Omadal Island on July 17, 2022 by boat. I have heard stories about Bajau Laut (Sama DiLaut) ancestors who lived in the Coral Triangle (between Malaysia,...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Sep 12, 2022 | Stories, Testimonials
By Lindsey Luo Lindsey Luo and family volunteered at Pondok Iskul, Omadal for 3 days where they shared their knowledge and culture with Iskul students and the students shared theirs with them. Lindsey and family helped Iskul in many ways such as bringing educational...
by Iskul Sama DiLaut Omadal | Apr 8, 2022 | Covid-19, Reports
During the COVID-19 outbreak, Iskul ran a two-fold food aid programme for B40 residents in Omadal. Below is a brief overview of the beneficiaries of our food aid programme. Programme 1: 52 B40 households and 158 stateless households in Omadal Island (Total: 210...
