About Us
We Work Hard To Provide You The Best Sustainable Solutions with High Social Impact!
Urban Hijau is more than just a park or garden. We are a living and breathing example of organic sustainable farming, right in the middle of the city!
As a planned sustainable social enterprise, we use permaculture as a means to unite people, generate profit and preserve the planet simultaneously.
Urban Hijau
“Grow What Grows”, “Start small get it right and scale up” and “Integrate rather than segregate” are some of the statements we are always seen to use and practice.
At Urban Hijau, Activating Sustainability by rebuilding wholesome food systems with local integration is critical to move forward and make a long standing impact.
Our Main Objectives Include:
- Use the site as a venue for community and team building, and to engage with different sections of society interested in urban farming and sustainability
- Act as a showcase for various permaculture practices and sustainable farming methods to the wider public.
- Provide education on healthy organic growing/eating/living options and offer training in practices mentioned above
- Provide fresh and health produce (vegetables, fruits, etc.) to either sell or give back to the larger community
- Organize various events for people to come together to learn and share through workshops, talks, tours and other activities
- Establish a seed bank and a nursery to spread the plants to others interested in starting their own journeys
Our Team
Over the years many key members have really helped build what we are today.
Various volunteers, well wishers and interns have also given their sweat and time in so many activities that have taken place over time.
Below are the key members who have been part of the journey throughout and still continue to be part of the effort.
Irfan Mohamed
Co-Founder & Urban Waste Management Specialist Certified Permaculture Designer, Permaculture Research Institute, Australia
Irfan Mohamed an acoustical engineer by profession got his first exposure to permaculture in Australia where he used to help his sister and brother in-law on their veggie patch. He has since completed his PDC and is a member of Urban Hijau’s Exco. Since joining Urban Hijau, he has participated in their childrens’ program, planting, weeding, collecting green waste for composting and just about anything where he can get his hands dirty. He is and avid propagator of natural farming practises and regularly talks his friends and family into composting their kitchen and garden waste. He has since got quite a few of his family members and friends to start composting at home and was a catalyst in the setup of Tirtha Quddus, a permaculture farm in Janda Baik. In his current mission to call people to action he is currently working with Urban Hijau in setting up a 3-step training program for families and communities to start growing their own food.
Saqib Sheikh
Co-Founder Certified Permaculture Designer, Permaculture Research Institute, Australia Certified Coach and Trainer
Saqib Sheikh is a trainer, coach, writer, refugee advocate and urban farmer. He is a founding member of the Urban Hijau urban farm project. He completed his Permaculture Design Certificate in 2014.
He has over 10 years of experience in media relations and corporate communications and has helped train hundreds of professionals in the Asia-Pacific region to improve their written and verbal communications skills. He received his Masters in Communication from Purdue University, Indiana, USA.
Saqib is a pioneer of several groundbreaking initiatives for disruptive social change, particularly related to blockchain and the environment.
Saqib is a certified coach under the International Coach Federation, and coaches professionals and organizations to transition into their own paths towards making meaningful social impact.
Muneeb Bin Yousuf
Lead Trainer & Permaculture Consultant
Certified Permaculture Designer, Permaculture Research Institute, Australia
Muneeb has managed overall farm design, planting cycles and farm operations and has been the site manager at Urban Hijau since 2017.
He is a Certified Permaculture Designer, Permaculture Research Institute, Australia, started his journey in Permaculture in 2011. He gained various experiences related to landscape planning, livestock management and community development, being part of an eco-village development team in north Malaysia.
Joining Murujan as the Programs and Events Director, Trainer and Design Consultant , he has since helped organize various Permaculture Design Certificate Courses around Malaysia and joined in to teach the sessions from time to time.
Formally educated as an Engineer (Mechatronics), he has also done his MBA (Strategic Management) and has worked with various organizations over the years.
He is also currently with the consultant for Sedida and management team behind Dynametrx Digital.
Li Yen
Farm Manager
Certified Permaculture Designer
Trainer
Chong Li Yen is one of Urban Hijau’s first farm apprentices, now farm manager overseeing planting and composting systems. While studying and working in USA, she discovered organic farming in 2017 while staying with a farm family in Pennsylvania. It opened her eyes to the wonders of farm-fresh healthy produce.
After a brief stint in the corporate world, she joined Urban Hijau in 2021, and her curiosity toward permaculture led her to complete her PDC with Tom Kendall of Permeco Inc. on August 2021. Since then, Li Yen has had the privilege to design and execute various urban gardening projects, as well as organize workshops and events for all ages.
Fun fact: One of her favorite moments on the farm was discovering that okra can be eaten raw!
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