BALIK Pulau MP Yusmadi Yusoff wants to give an infusion of new life to his constituency by launching a project known as Consensus @Balik Pulau (Muafakat@Balik Pulau).
He said the project was designed to improve the livelihood of the locals.
He was currently working on the initial stage of the project.
“I have to finalise the support system, get the right people to work with me on the project and also collect sufficient information regarding the local socio-economic pattern,’’ he said at his Hari Raya Open House held at the Balik Pulau Public Facilitator and Information Parliamentary Community Centre grounds recently.
Yusmadi said he had set up a People’s Academy (Akademi Rakyat) where locals could attend legal literacy classes and youth religious classes weekly.
“I want to focus on community empowerment and capacity building for the locals so as to equip them with basic knowledge and other skills."
“Apart from this, I want to create an environment to nurture a harmonious relationship among the different races in the community,’’ he added.
He said the open house was put together by villagers from Kampung Jalan Bharu and Kampung Sungai Burong.
“The open house reveals the true muhibbah (goodwill) spirit as locals of all races come together and contribute by providing food and other assistance,’’ he said.
Some 3,000 people attended the open house held from 11am to 4pm.
SOURCE: The Star Malaysia (Online), MP launches project to improve locals’ livelihood (Monday, 6 OCT 2008)
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