The Heart2Heart with Orangutan programme is a unique conservation initiative run by Sarawak Forestry in collaboration with the Sarawak Convention Bureau. It is a one day programme which allows participants to actively participate in orangutan rehabilitation at the Matang Wildlife Centre and Semenggoh Wildlife Centre in Malaysia.
It aims to highlight the orangutan conservation efforts in Sarawak to the global community and to raise awareness on the importance of saving the orangutan from the brink of extinction.
The programme starts with a briefing on the conservation programme, after which participants are given a guided tour around the centre to familiarise themselves with the surroundings. Then, the volunteers are assigned tasks and areas of responsibilities or duties, and these can range from cleaning up the cages, preparing food for the orangutans, taking part in the orangutan enrichment programme, to helping in related research and education work.
Towards the end of the day, volunteers are treated to a picnic at the nearby Matang Family Park before receiving their certificates. Their day, however, does not end there. As a treat for putting in a hard day’s work, volunteers are transported to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre to see the rehabilitated orangutan family in their natural surroundings.
Apart from the hard labour, the volunteers are also given the opportunity to learn from a dedicated team of experts from Sarawak Forestry about the challenges of orangutan rehabilitation and related works at the centre.
Granted, volunteers have to pay for the programme but they can rest assure that their money will be channeled to the orangutan conservation works such as maintaining the centre’s enclosures, buying the medication and food supply for orangutans and carrying out educational and awareness projects for local communities on orangutan conservation in both Matang and Semenggoh Wildlife Centres.
Heart2Heart Programme Packages
There are three packages available for tourists who are interested to join in the Heart2Heart programme.
Package 1 is worth RM450 nett per pax with minimum of four participants, package 2 is worth RM400 nett per pax with a group of five to 10 participants and package 3 is worth RM350 nett per pax with a group of 11 to 20 participants.
All packages contain orangutan conservation work, meeting room rental, professional fee, entrance fee to both Matang and Semenggoh Wildlife Centres, certificate of participation, tools and equipment, Heart2Heart with Orangutan Premium items. *A generous 40% of the fee is channeled towards the orangutan conservation purposes.
However, transportation (air fare, ground transfers, etc); food & beverages, accommodation, insurance and ground handler fees are not included in the packages.
The programme has so far attracted many incentive groups who are in Sarawak for corporate meetings and international conferences. To date, various incentive groups, be it local or foreign, have incorporated the Heart2Heart with Orangutan programme into their program.
For further enquiries or for more information about Heart2Heart with Orangutan please contact via e-mail: H2H.orangutan@gmail.com.
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