Mabong (third, left) seen receiving a cheque from Lo (third, right) recently. Also seen are other Asadia members.
KUCHING: The Sarawak Dayak Iban Academy (Asadia) received a shot in the arm from Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang who gave the organisation a RM10,000 grant recently.
According to Asadia head Mabong Unggang who spoke to reporters yesterday, they were thankful for Lo’s kind contribution as they needed funds to carry out their activities. He also commented that Lo has been very supportive of Asadia and its activities.
“Asadia is an association that promotes Dayak culture and heritage. We are thankful for all the support that we received as through the support that we get, we are able to continue to promote and maintain the culture of our people for the good of our future generation,” he added.
Mabong thus hoped that anyone who love and appreciates Dayak culture would also support the organisation’s work to educate or train members of the community on their culture.
“We do not want our culture to become extinct which is why we must find ways to keep it alive. Among steps taken by Asadia to preserve the Dayak culture is to educate people and maybe train them in things such as dances and music,” he said.
Asadia was formed in 2013 and has been active in promoting Dayak culture ever since.
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