“At school I have a friend who’s my age who got pregnant and has stopped school.”
"I’m 17 years old, and at form 5. I want to be…
“Most people here marry at the age of 26 or 25 or 20 something.”
I am 13 years old. I am Ibanese, studying SMK Metamin. During…
“It’s easier to go to the city to get medical attention than here because the city is much easier.”
How often does the Klinik Kerajaan come and visit? Every 3 months.…
“Our generation and our mother’s generation are very different.”
Saya sudah cerai. Tak sama haluan. (I’m divorced, our paths were not…
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
'I want to be a policeman! A policeman in Peninsular Malaysia'. "Why…
“I’m 90 years old. I was there during the Japanese occupation. I remember things here and there. I was in Sibu when they came to Malaya…”
"I've been living here for 30 years. Before that I was in…
“I have a heart condition. Sometimes, I’d be in the hospital for a week then I will be sent home…”
"A few days later, I am back again at the hospital for…
“In Iban culture, if you ‘touch’ a lady of young age, you have to marry her before doing anything…”
"In our traditions and belief, if for example, someone impregnated the girl…
“The doctor has told us that there is a possibility that the women in my family will have problems with our uterus – a hereditary disease…”
"My mother had cancer of the uterus, my sister had cervical cancer.…