Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam - KUASA

Kumpulan Aktivis Sahabat Alam - KUASA is a Malaysian environmental Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) registered as Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam (Friends of Nature Activists Society) [Reg No: PPM-033-08-14112012] under the Registrar of Society Malaysia(ROS). The word KUASA itself is meant by “POWER - to empower” Established on November 2012 in Perak State, we focus on empowering the young generation & grassroot communities in the selected area in Peninsular Malaysia. We believe, the major causes of our environmental degradations are the human itself, thus we are striving to train & educate the society especially the youth group & grassroot communities towards collective environmental stewardship, justice & democracy for the protection of our pristine environment and achieving global sustainable through different kind of approaches including traning, education, conservation, advocacy, arts & others. At the moment, KUASA have more than 220 volunteers around the country which come from various background including activists, students, academicians, conservationist, consultants, local fisherman, farmers, rural villagers, workers and other volunteers. We believe the diversity among our members could be the major strength for us to work together towards environmental sustainability. KUASA has establish collaborations with multiple organizations including the local environmental NGOs, government agencies such as Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (under Environmental Protection & Anti Corruption Caucus), Forestry Department, Department of Environment, Wildlife Department, NRE and with some international foundations including United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-GEF), Canadian Funds for Local Initiatives & Global Green Grant Funds. Our close partner is Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Friends of the Earth Malaysia) & KUASA has become part of global networking of Friends of the Earth International under the Young Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (Young FoE-APac).