Education is key to improving the lives of children.  But in one area of the northeast region of India, education is suffering considerably due to poverty and conflict.

Anne Lasimbang is a member of the Dusun ethnic group in the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo. She has been an advocate in the fight for indigenous peoples’ rights in Malaysia, and in Asia as a whole. She has also been involved in the local women’s activities in Sabah, Malaysia since 1983.