Hargailah Bantuan Kerajaan

Winners of the "Program Kampung Sejahtera" (PKS) that was introduced in 2006 to replace the Program Desa Wawasan must continue efforts to lift themselves out of poverty.

State Rural Development Minister Datuk Ewon Ebin cited one village in Ranau that was given various socio-economic projects worth RM1 million to be a role model for other villages but all was in vain after a year.

"This village is in my area and was given many projects to improve their living standards. The funding was used to cultivate corn on a 10-acre land, 30 sewing machines were given to the women to produce clothing for their own and sell the rest, freshwater fish and 10 male and 90 female goats for breeding.

"For the first six months, the villagers implemented them accordingly.

But after a year, there were only five goats left while the rest were attacked by dogs or slaughtered for drinking sessions.

"Even the sewing machines in the balairaya became rusty.

There was no fish in the freshwater fish ponds and the land cultivated with corn was full of weeds," he said.

He reminded hardcore poor and poor households in Sabah that government assistance is given only once to each participant and it is vital they do not waste this opportunity to lift them out of poverty.

Dalam hal ini pada pendapat saya , kita perlu mencari mekanaisme baru , govt should re-look at the whole implementing system..Perhap pihak goverment boleh menubuhkan persatuan dan koperasi dan dgn adanya itu , orang kampung dapat pendapat share bulanan daripada pihak koperasi dan persatuan ..Melalui Koperasi lebih banyak bantuan direct dapat disalurkan oleh kerajaan berbanding individu dan kumpulan .