Kampong Ayer is one of Brunei’s more prominent landmarks with its origins seeped deep into the nation’s history. The water village has been around for 1300 years, home to about 39,000 dwellers as well as providing livelihood for some by tending to the local tourist industry. It is built on stilts along the Brunei bay, with wooden walkways and water boats serving as its typical infrastructure and way of navigating around.

The village has undergone modernization whilst keeping its quaint rustic charms, with many houses adorned with satellite dishes.
It is the largest and most famous water settlement of Southeast Asia, according to geography professor Abdul Aziz of the Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

SKSWood has been afforded the many fruits of labor by its host country throughout its years of operation since establishment. Proud of the country’s history and in appreciation of its beauty and significance, 10 SKSWood individuals volunteered to clean up the village. The cleaning campaign is a joint effort of local companies, organized by Swiss Hotel.

2 hours and 30 trash bags later, the village still was barely affected by the campaign. This is a grim reminder that as residents of the nation, wherever based, we should all take up the unspoken responsibility to look after our surroundings – nature’s legacy which is the rights of future generations to enjoy. The campaign has hopefully been felt as a positive example for the communities involved to impress upon all the importance of taking pride of our home, history, culture and a healthy interest in the environment.