Handouts can’t change a community; what you need is a shift in mindset.
THE other outstanding school in Limbang is located in an even more remote part of the Limbang division, known as the Bario Highlands. By flight, Ba Kelalan is only 30 minutes away from Lawas, the nearest town. However, land access is via a 125km former logging trail, a journey which takes at least six hours when conditions are good. Conditions turn treacherous during the rainy season, where the journey can turn into a two-day (or more) uphill climb against a stream of mud.
