Closing Ceremony For the Eighth Green Leaders Camp
26 March 2021 - A total of 39 youth took part in a 4-day 3-night camp organised by Green Brunei, which concluded with a certificate presentation ceremony last Friday in Dewan Riadah, Pusat Belia. The 8th Green Leaders Camp this year focused on climate change with the...
Progresif Bags 500 Kg For International Coastal Clean Up Day
Braving the scorching hot sun over Pantai Tanjung Batu, Muara, over 120 Progresif staff members spent the afternoon picking up a total of 507 kilograms of trash, in conjunction with International Coastal Clean Up Day. Last week, Progresif staff descended upon Tanjung...
Progress Against Plastic
Plastuck. Let’s be honest, we have a problem. The problem is getting worse. Maybe there is some merit in playing the blame game. Sure, some individuals and collectives are worse than others. If one looks at the statistics, some entire countries are worse than others....
Fashion Forward Bruneians
Highlights Of How We Connected With You Last Quarter
Progresif Connects With The Local Communities in Brunei Through CSR We had a busy last quarter running lots of charity events over the month of Ramadhan while keeping up with Progresif CSR activities to support the local community in Brunei. At the same time, we've...
There’s A Big Plastic Problem And We Need To Do Something About It
So what's the problem with plastic waste? And what can we do about it? There's a lot of plastic waste going around right now. It constitutes about 90 per cent of trash in the ocean with an estimated 46,000 pieces of plastic per square mile. How did we get to this...
Tackling the Problem of Electronic Waste
How to tackle the growing problem of electronic waste Have you ever wondered what happens to electronic waste? Most of it goes to landfills which puts them at risk of leaking harmful substances into the environment. The US-based Environmental Protection Agency...
Progresif Heroes: Eyon Ukoi
Starting out as a little-known farm stay in Lamunin, Eco Ponies Garden has grown to become a popular spot for ecotourism and for reigniting youth interest in sustainable farming. Under the vision of its founder, Eyon Ukoi, the garden is also taking the lead in...
Tasbee Stingless Bees
Along the old Tutong Road, in Kg Sg Kelugos, is a stingless bee farm that is frequently visited so much that its owner, Hj Mitasby Hj Mamit, has become an authority on the matter. When Hj Mitasby set up the Tasbee Meliponiculture Farm in 2009 (meliponiculture means...
Borneo Global Issues Conference
The greatest challenge of our time is climate change and there’s no denying the fact that as global citizens we have a responsibility to take care of the Earth. And the first step to caring is generating awareness through channels that will reach the most ears and...
Asia Pacific Rain Forest Summit 2016
Rainforests play an important role in maintaining the earth’s well-being and with more than half of Brunei covered with rainforest, Brunei saw a need for forest management and to hold a three-day summit. The Asia Pacific Rainforest Conference, which was attended by...
Young Media Advocacy Workshop
Social media is big and it’s here to stay – forever. The use of traditional media channels like print, TV and radio has evolved in the new era and it is now the age of new media. Now, with the help of the Internet, the use of online media is just a click of a button...
Exploring Brunei
Adventure begins with just one step into the outdoors and Brunei Darussalam is our Abode of Peace that’s just waiting to be explored! So whether you want to see the urban sights or get away from it all and surround yourself with nature, there’s something for everyone....
ISB 12th Borneo Global Issues Conference
Ahh, the beauty of interschool learning – for the past 11 years the International School of Brunei (ISB) has been organising an interschool meet up, where they use a model United Nations conference simulation, which spreads awareness of the responsibilities we have as...
Square Foot Gardening
So you want to be healthy and have the idea of growing your own vegetables and herbs, but if you haven’t got the space, don’t want to buy loads of pots, or dig up half of your lovely grass lawn, there’s a simple solution you may not have heard of. As the name...
