KOTA KINABALU: It is a slow process trying to teach children and adults from the Palau (sea gypsies) community who were rescued from begging in the streets a month ago.
Sabah Welfare Services Department director Jais Asri said this was because those rescued were still having a tough time adjusting to a proper home structure.
"We are trying to teach them the 3Ms - to count, to read and to spell. We are also trying to instil basic education on cultures and how to live as a community," he said when contacted. He said there were 53 people being placed at the temporary home for now, and this includes 30 children and their mothers who were rescued in an integrated operation on Feb 8.
Jais said they would be heading to Sabah’s east coast areas of Tawau and Lahad Datu soon where cases of street beggars were reportedly rampant.
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