20th June 2009 to 5th July 2009
Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia
The first adventure of the New Chapter and one of the most interesting. Having been involved in YEP since 2003 and since leading Project Sirius-Rovering with Rhinos in 2007, this was the most treasured. It took me almost three years before I finally found someone from WWF Malaysia and convinced her to take in a group for two weeks. For the usual sea turtle conservation work, they take in individuals who only volunteer for a week. Never had they taken in a larger group with a scope stretching beyond just conservation, but humanitarian too.
Through Arvind (a Scout friend in Malaysia), the Chinese New Year weekend in Terengganu with my sister and a few weeks of discussion, Project Orion was finally born. Nine Scouts (including Arvind) got involved in this spectacular project which was featured in Terengganu's local papers, and even our own Straits Times (1st August 2009) in the cause page. And a partnership was forged out of this project and Project Orion II is set to occur once again in June 2010!
During the trip, we managed to keep a live update on the project blog (www.projectorion.sg) - internet access was slow there, but steadily we did it. To know what happened before, during and after the project, you can visit the blog for the full story including the newspaper articles. Till today, the blog is still constantly updated, and readied to continue the story of Orion. And oh yes, here's Orion if you haven't met him yet.
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