KOTA KINABALU, Aug 17 (Bernama) — A total of 863 youth from Kota Kinabalu and Labuan participated in the Borneo Zone 1 Kembara Jumpa Orang Muda (Kembara JOM) 2.0 programme at Kampung Tagaroh, Kota Marudu, Sabah from Aug 15 to 17.
Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli, who was also at the programme, said that Kembara JOM helped strengthen the rural youth empowerment agenda and findings from the programme would help national youth development.
“Kembara JOM serves as a platform for profiling rural youth, setting up new associations, youth participation as well as the implementation of socio-economic studies and the needs of local youth,” he said in a statement today.
A total of RM31,710 was channelled through various agencies for the residents of Kampung Tagaroh during the programme, and the Sabah state development office agreed to improve infrastructure, welfare aid as well as repair a house and construct a new house under the Sabah Maju Jaya scheme, he added.
The programme also included a townhall session with Adam, volunteer activities, youth leadership development and social entrepreneurial activities.
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