DINNER AT THE BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER'S RESIDENCE
Hosted by H.E. & Mrs. Bruce Cleghorn and The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia

Wednesday, 23rd March, 2005 at 7:30pm

Guest of Honour: Datuk Amar Leo Moggie, Chairman of Tenaga Nasional Berhad

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This dinner is held for the benefit of the OSEAN Project which is promoting development of the Bario, Sarawak. Members of the project, including team leader, Mr. Mike Khaw, and Ms. Poline Bala, (a Kelabit from Bario, who is pursuing her PhD in Anthropology at Christ's College, Cambridge), will give short presentations and be available for questions.

Minimum donation per person – RM30
For a table of 8 persons – RM240
(All proceeds to benefit the OSEAN Project)
Dress: Smart Casual

Please contact Ms. Sharon Saw at sharon@oxbridgemalaysia.com for reservations.
Payment in the form of cheque written out to “The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia” must be received by March 18, 2005. Send to:
The Oxford & Cambridge Society of Malaysia
c/o Sharon Saw
369 Lorong Maarof
Bukit Bandaraya
KL 59100

Places limited to 80 persons. Members and Guests welcome.

OSEAN/BARIO PROJECT

Bario is a remote village deep in the interior of Borneo. The total population is approximately 1,300 people. The average monthly household income is approximately US$ 5.06 and only 31% have a secondary education. 29% of the population have not had schooling.

The OSEAN project aims to alleviate, through solar power systems, the shortage of electricity in an ICT Telecentre in the remote community of Bario, in Sarawak, Malaysia. The project aims to raise the standard of living in Bario by facilitating development of tourism as a source of income, improving IT literacy and penetration in rural schools and remote communities, connecting the community’s businesses with urban trade, transport and commerce systems, and facilitating Teleworking and Telemedicine (that are important because of Bario’s remoteness). The total cost of the project is estimated to be only US$15,000.

The Team comprises 15 students from the UK, USA, Singapore and Malaysia, from University of Cambridge, UNIMAS and Columbia University. The Team is partnering with UNIMAS, University of Cambridge and Engineers without Borders (EWB)-Cambridge. The goals of OSEAN are to focus on sustainable development projects in Southeast Asia and to develop a network of young individuals who wish to contribute to the development of Southeast Asia.

This event aims to promote awareness of the project and to raise funds to buy ICT equipment, and to pay transportation, travel, accommodation and other expenses.

The success of this pilot project and the experience gained will be the seed from which the non-profit organization, to be officially named The Organisation for Sustainable Engineering in South East Asian Nations, (OSEAN), will be launched. Many thanks for your support.