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River Rehabilitation
Our brewery is located next to the Sungai Way river,
a tributary of Sungai Penchala, one of the main rivers
running through the Klang Valley. We believe that
conserving water in as pristine a state as we inherited
it, is the best gift for our children and the world they
will live in. In December 2007, the GAB Foundation
began the River Rehabilitation Project by adopting the
entire 2.5km stretch of the Sungai Way, which flows
behind our operations.
E NGAG EME N T AND CAPAC I T Y
BU I L D I NG I S N E C E S SARY
The project is unique in its approach, as it focuses
on involving the community as part of the clean-up
process. We believe that engagement, education
and day-to-day behavioural change is the only
way to produce a long-term, sustainable impact.
We therefore embarked on this project in 2007
together with an NGO, Global Environmental Centre
(GEC), to engage with the communities living along
the river on the need to preserve the river’s natural
flora and fauna and to discourage indiscriminate
dumping. The communities currently involved are the
upstream communities in the SS3 and SS9A areas
and the downstream communities from Desa Mentari,
Desa Ria and Kampung Lindungan.
The project includes several outreach activities, such
as the River Care Education Centre and a Mobile
River Care Unit. The latter is an interactive, mobile
education centre designed to reach out to different
communities and to drive home the importance of
urban river conservation. It contains a microscope
to view specimens from the river, a water testing kit
to learn how to measure the water quality, tools for
recycling and garbage enzyme demonstrations.
REAL BENE F I TS TO THE ENV I RONMENT AND
R E COGN I T I ON F OR T H E COMMUN I T Y
The project has seen real improvements in water
quality, from Class IV-V (extremely polluted) to
Class III (suitable for living organisms), as well as
improvements in biodiversity in and around the river.
In addition to these tangible benefits, we also believe
that the project has forged a stronger community,
transcending racial differences, as a result of people
working together to clean up the river. The project
is also assisting communities in coming up with
their own initiatives to help reduce waste, recycling,
composting, and turning used cooking oil into soap
and candles. We were delighted when the Desa
Mentari community won the “Best National RIVER
Ranger Community” for their initiatives.
Good Environmental Performance
Sungai Way – Before the WATER Project (2007).
Sungai Way – After the WATER Project was implemented (2011).
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