Nancy (standing, centre) in a group photo with the programme participants at Damai Beach Resort. – Photo by Roystein Emmor
KUCHING (Jan 30): The Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM) is targeting some 10,000 women entrepreneur participation from across the country in the Wanita Bangkit@KPWKM initiative this year.
Minister Dato Sri Nancy Shukri said the programme was first implemented in 2021 and has since been receiving encouraging response, to which the ministry is expecting more women in Sarawak, especially housewives and breadwinners to participate in the programme.
“Our target this year is to reach 10,000 women throughout the country participating in this programme,” she told reporters when met at Wanita Bangkit@KPWKM Entrepreneurship Programme in Santubong here yesterday.
Describing Wanita Bangkit as one of the best initiatives launched by the government, Nancy expressed hope that women, especially housewives, would seize the opportunity as the initiative also provides them with financial assistance.
“Through this programme, women will be able to benefit from MyKasih Kapital’s assistance and run their businesses,” she said, adding that the ministry is hoping to produce some 2,000 women entrepreneurs in the state through the programme.
“During the work tour in Sarawak, a total of 600 participants attended the Bangkit@KPWKM MyKasih Kapital Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme course held in three districts namely Sibu, Miri and Kuching.
“The programme focuses on income-generating activities by networking women to platforms in the formal sector that offers job openings, as well as those in the informal sector through business or entrepreneurial opportunities.
“This programme is an incentive given to women to start generating income with small capital in the field of e-commerce and small businesses that are not included under the scheme in the Ministry of Entrepreneurship, Tekun and Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM).
“This includes one-off financial assistance amounting RM500. This assistance will be distributed to the recipients starting tomorrow (Jan 30),” she added.
Nancy, however, noted that the programme has its limitations as it is not funded by the government but from donations by government-linked companies (GLCs), and does not offer any grants.
Despite these limitations, she said the ministry has collaborated with various government agencies and private companies to ensure the success of the programme.
“Our target is B40 housewives, who are sole breadwinners, including single mothers in addition to providing them with the various platforms to supplement their income.
“For Sarawak, we want to achieve 2000 women participation within 100 days. So as of today, we have already achieved 600.
“We want to help more but as I said, we have limitations. This is because this programme is not funded by the government. The fund came from the GLCs (donations) to help these women,” she added.
According to the ministry, MyKasih Kapital’s assistance programme has managed to benefit a total of 15,370 women to run their businesses since it was first launched.
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