LifeMosaic

“Only informed and empowered citizens can hold their leaders accountable. Leaders who know that their citizens cannot hold them accountable tend to be irresponsible, abuse power and abuse their citizens. They mismanage resources and in the process cause much poverty and suffering. In fighting poverty it is essential to empower communities.”

“Currently in communities, there is a lack of balanced information. There is more information from companies and the government than information on how plantations affect people in reality. We need information based on people’s real experience.”

“We now have information about our friends who live closer to roads and whose land has been converted into oil palm plantations. We saw them having problems. They do not earn enough, they cannot get a job and they said the oil palm cannot pay for their daily life.”