The orang asli's electric jungle

Orang asli and KampungKu volunteers at the 'solar farm' set up on a bamboo platform. - Photos: KampungKu

Could a group of volunteers provide electricity to people living deep in the jungle? Like all great adventures, mine started with a dream.

I had gradually become fascinated with the simple lifestyle led by Malaysia’s indigenous people, the orang asli, as I followed their stories through travel blogs written by visitors to the villages.