Lack of awareness and low socio-economic status are factors which hamper orang asli children in the country from getting good education, said orang asli Development Department director-general Prof Dr Juli EdoHe said basically, there was increasing awareness among the orang asli community on the importance of education, but not in terms of providing education for their own children to ensure they could enjoy better life in future.
“Most orang asli parents are still struggling to earn a living to support their families that the education aspect of their children is neglected. Juli said the chieftains and MPKKOA members in the orang asli villages should be more active in their efforts to enhance the community’s awareness on the importance of education.
Meanwhile, Juli advised the orang asli community to work hard for their own self-development and to reduce their dependence on others, especially the government.Meanwhile, recipient of the Malacca orang asli Youth award, Haznizam Jasdi, 24, from Lubuk Bandung orang asli Village, Simpang Bekoh, Jasin, acknowledged the importance of education to improve the socio-economic standard of his family.
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