B40 women earn sustainable income despite pandemic


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).


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