Koperasi Kampung Kilim

Assalamualaikum..
Baru-baru ni cerita koperasi kampung kilim masuk surat khabaq Utusan. Walaupun benda ni dah lama tapi adalah menjadi kebanggaan kerana koperasi kampung kilim menjadi contoh kepada koperasi di Malaysia.

Atas usaha & kerjasama ahli koperasi dpt dimajukan sehingga ada ahli koperasi yg berpendapatan agak
Mengkagumkan. Cuma satu nk ingatkn koperasi supaya perlu lebih maju ke depan dlm mmberi kepuasan kpd pelancong. Kemungkinan cadangan ini bolh dipertimbangkn iaitu
Caruman @ hasil koperasi digunakan dlm menambahkn ilmu para pemandu pelancong & pembawa bot utk mengetahui produk pelancongan di Kilim.

Misalnya jenis burung helang. Diet mereka. Jenis beruk. Air pasang surut. Perihal gua. Kayu bakau dll sepanjnag perjalanan pelancong menaiki bot.. Baru la lebih tampak profesional
& bagus..

Shah Rukh Khan Di Langkawi : Don 2

Gambar Oleh Hamzah Othman

Kepada para peminat filem hindustan @ Shah Rukh Khan. Penggambaran DON 2 berlangsung di Langkawi. Tempat yg dipilih oleh Penerbit & pengarah adalah di Kampung Kilim. Sesuai kerana berdekatan dgn sungai & menjadi set pangkalan pemprosesan dadah. Berlatar belakangkan set yg indah & sungai yg menarik menjadikan tempat tersebut amat sesuai utk penggambaran. Cuma kita harap xdakla kacau tempat-tempat sensitif seperti hutan & lain2.

Terima Kasih Hamzah Othman atas gambaq.

Sungai Kilim strikes gold again

THE villagers of Sungai Kilim in Langkawi struck gold several years ago when foreigners were willing to pay up to RM200 for a boat ride to enjoy the natural view of their village.
Since then, they decided to work with the Government to develop agro-tourism products in their kampungs, which managed to lure over 10,000 tourists each month.

Their success story received government recognition when their village was picked as the winner for the Anugerah Ilham Desa 2009 last week. Ilham Desa is a programme where villages are recognised for coming up with income generating products.

The prize presentation ceremony is held in a different state every year. This time around, it was held in Johor. Kampung Sungai Kilim representative Ahmad Nizar Hanapiah said his team was happy to have been given the top honour and thanked all those involved.

“The idea for the project was initiated a few years ago when a tourist willingly paid one of the villagers RM200 for taking him around in a boat,” he said.
Nizar explained that the villagers expanded on the idea and started to come up with different tour packages that included trips to the nearby bat caves, eagle-watching, fish feeding and a sea tour.

“We now have a steady flow of tourists from Europe, the Middle East and Asia such as India, Pakistan, Japan and Taiwan,” he said.
He explained that some of the villagers were even attending English classes to be able to converse with the foreign visitors.

“We have already set up English tuition classes for primary and secondary students so that they have a better comprehension of the language,” he said, adding that many adults were also attending the lessons. “Last year alone, our village welcomed more than 108,000 nature lovers and many in the cottage industry have benefited from this tourism business,” he said.
He added that each package costs between RM200 and RM450.

Nizar is part of a team of 128 people handling the Kilim Geoforest Park project in Langkawi.
For their effort, the village re-ceived RM30,000 cash and RM20,000 for study tours overseas from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry.
The award was created as part of the Government’s aim to help village folk develop and increase their income through niche projects within their kampung, he said.

The Star

Kampung Kilim menang Anugerah Ilham Desa 2009

KOTA TINGGI 29 Okt. – Kampung Kilim, Langkawi, Kedah hari ini muncul pemenang Anugerah Ilham Desa Peringkat Kebangsaan 2009.
Dengan kemenangan itu, kampung berkenaan membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai RM30,000, pakej pelancongan sambil belajar bernilai RM20,000, trofi dan sijil.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Persekutuan (JKKP) Kampung Kilim, Ahmad Nizar Hanafiah, 52, gembira kerana hasil usaha penduduk kampung tersebut membangunkan Kilim Geoforest Park berjaya mendapat pengiktirafan kerajaan.

Katanya, seramai 112 penduduk kampung bersama 60 pengendali bot, terlibat dalam membangunkan Kilim Geoforest Park yang sehingga kini berjaya menarik lebih 118,000 pelancong luar negara.

“Taman itu mula dibangunkan pada 1999 dan pada 2002, ia mendapat pengiktirafan daripada Jabatan Perikanan,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita selepas Majlis Penyampaian Anugerah Ilham Desa Peringkat Kebangsaan 2009 di Kampung Mawai Baru dekat sini hari ini.

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