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| LO (2nd Right), MPP Deputy Chairman Dr Zaiedi Suhaili (right) and MPP Acting Secretary Elizabeth Loh (left) pose together with one of the course participants during the certificate giving ceremony. |
KUCHING: Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is
committed in their social responsibility to help the needy community under
their jurisdiction in order for them to get out of the poverty level by
involving then with various activities that can generate more income.
MPP Chairman Lo Khere Chiang said that based
on the poverty line set by the Ministry of Welfare, Women and Family
Development for Sarawak in 2014 was RM920 for the poor category and RM600.00
for the hardcore poor during the Closing Ceremony of Financial Literacy and
Motivation Course at Grand Continental Hotel yesterday.
“Every head of households will be provided
with RM9,950 that includes the costs of organising literacy and motivational
course, transportation cost, cost for purchasing equipments and sales
materials, capital and revolving fund,” said Lo.
He also urged the participants to always
look for new ideas and initiative to generate more income so that they could
improve their income above the poverty line .
“Indifferent attitude and only hoping for
the government help without any efforts should be scraped immediately,” Lo
pointed out.
Lo mentioned that the 1 AZAM Programme
would be extended to the target groups living in the MPP areas through the
Ministry of Welfare, Women and Family Development.
“Lower income family that had already
registered with the eKasih and who are interested to involve in the 1 AZAM
programme in 2015 could register with the MPP,” Lo said.
The course also aimed to help retirees to
fill their spare time and manange their finance after retirement besides to generate
more incomes.
About 20 participants took part in the
two-day Financial Literacy and Motivation Course held in Grand Continental
Hotel from 6 to 7 August.
Sarawak Tribune
Date Posted : Friday 08-Aug-2014
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