Borneo Bags' founder Jacky McLaren on helping the Penan tribe

Jacky McLaren spent ten years working as a teacher in Brunei, but it's her experiences outside the classroom that are a having a lasting impact.

She became deeply involved with the Penan, a semi-nomadic tribe on the island of Borneo whose way of life had been disrupted by deforestation and palm oil plantations.

She also encouraged them to trade goods - and that continued when she returned to New Zealand when she established Borneo Bags, which sells handwoven products from Penan women.

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