CM applauds MPWS initiative
Published on: Friday, September 17, 2021
By: Ahmad Apong
Hajiji in discussion with Dr Hajah.
BEAUFORT: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Haji Noor commended the Sabah Women’s Advisory Council (MPWS) for initiating programmes to benefit women in Sabah.“It is heartening to know that these programmes have succeeded in achieving its goal,” he said when meeting the MPWS committee led by its president, Datuk Dr Hajah Tarsiah TZ Taman, who briefed the Chief Minister at Menara Kinabalu, Tuesday.
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He also approved two initiatives proposed by MPWS, namely Creating Millionaires Among Young Women Entrepreneurs (CreaM@YWE) programme and the Sabah Women’s Leadership Academy (AKWan).
Tarziah informed the Chief Minister that MPWS would enroll the second group of women entrepreneurs aged between 21 and 40 for the three-year CreaM@YWE programme beginning this November following the success of the initial batch.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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She also told Hajiji that MPWS has set its sights on building AKWan as a platform to empower women in Sabah through various leadership modules and programmes.
State Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Ir Shahelmey Yahya, whose ministry oversees MPWS, was also present.