New hostel allows female students from remote areas in Tuaran easier access to schools

Jahid cutting the ribbon to open the Kampung Bantayan Girls’ Hostel

KOTA KINABALU: Students staying in remote areas of Tuaran district, some 40km from here, can now have easier access to schools in town areas with the opening of the Kampung Bantayan Girls’ Hostel.

The RM2.5mil hostel, which is a project between Rotary Club of Kota Kinabalu South (RCKKS) and HELP (Help Eradicate Lasting Poverty) Foundation, is able to accommodate up to 120 students.