Trained as a barrister,
member of the Inner Temple and holds a MA in Social Development from the
University of Sussex under a Chevening scholarship. Kon has been in legal
practice and has been a partner of a legal firm. In 2000, Mr Kon left his
partnership and was appointed managing director of the Foundation for Community
Studies and Development. His work focused on poverty alleviation and community
development programmes, in particular among the Orang Asli and the urban poor.
More recently, the work is focused on developing a pilot community enterprise
in natural farming and ensuring the Orang Asli farmers get a fair price for
their produce. He is also a Malaysian representative of the Intercontinental
Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy that promotes fair and
just businesses. The Foundation for Community Studies and Development have set
up OA Organics as a platform to make businesses work for the poor and ensure
the OA farmers get fair prices for their produce. Kon is also a member of CSO
–SDG Alliance, a civil society partnership with EPU in the formulation of KPIs
for the SDG goals in Malaysia. Currently, as General Manager of the Foundation,
he is heading the development of a Fair Trade Plus platform for the Orang Asli
in natural and integrated farming to ensure sustainable livelihoods and the
environment. This is an intentionally designed community enterprise model that
gives small producers a fair profit in the value chain.
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