An Orang Asli villager showing the before and after results of water being filtered.
SURAYATI and her mother, Norisah used to walk three hours and carry 16 buckets of water daily from their village well for the family’s use.
The groundwater reeked with an unbearable odour. Yet, the family had no choice but to drink the well water — their only source of water.
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An Orang Asli villager showing the before and after results of water being filtered.
Coway Malaysia managing director Kyle Choi Ki Ryong with Orang Asli children during the programme aimed at promoting proper handwashing and teeth-brushing techniques as well as a healthy diet.
