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The women numbering about 20 were able to sell 35,000 cookies and 1,000 hampers, made possible from support by the Community Kitchen project started by WOW. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 16, 2021.
IT was a festive cheer for a group of B40 women who managed to earn a sustainable income making Raya cookies, selling hampers and personal protective equipment (PPE) despite the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic and the movement control order (MCO).
“Being empowered financially with support from civil society group, Women of Will (WOW), proved to be a lifeline due to the dip in sales,” said Noraizah Yahya, head of the Community Kitchen at the Batu Muda People’s Housing Project (PPR).
Help for women to better themselves
NGO aims to develop and carry out sustainable initiatives for B40 group, single mothers, families and their communities 11 Mar 2021 / 14:52 H.
PETALING JAYA: Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Women of Will (WOW) aims to live up to its acronym by transforming the lives of disadvantaged women in Malaysia.
WOW president Datin Goh Suet Ling said the organisation, which was formed in 2016, targets B40 women, their families and the communities they live in.
“Our efforts focus on supporting B40 women – prioritising single mothers as they are the most economically-vulnerable, having to support themselves and their families,” she told theSun.