NGOs get monetary aid worth over RM1mil
KUCHING: Sarawak government, through the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development, has presented grants worth RM1,291,000 to 125 non-governmental organisations (NGO). Due to the conditional movement control order (CMCO), only five selected NGOs were invited as a symbolic gesture to Wisma Kebajikan, Petra Jaya here yesterday. Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah […]
Grant for nurseries, kindies
KUCHING: The state government has approved the usage of the Special Annual Grant (GTK) for two additional purposes to reduce the burden of operators of registered taska (nurseries) and tadika (kindergartens) in Sarawak, which were closed during the movement control order (MCO) and conditional MCO periods. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister […]
Grants are preferable for vulnerable SMEs than loans
KUALA LUMPUR: Grants will provide a stronger buffer for vulnerable small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to avoid insolvency compared with loans, said an economic, trade and regional integration analyst. Calvin Cheng from the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) said loans could be a burden to vulnerable SMEs in addition to the permanent revenue loss incurred by them […]
MRP grants totalling RM160,000 for Beting Maro
PUSA: Minor rural project (MRP) grants totalling RM160,000 will be given to village security and development committees (JKKK) and the management committees of mosques, surau and churches in the Beting Maro state constituency. Beting Maro assemblyman Razaili Gapor said the allocation was to assist community leaders in looking after the welfare of villagers. He added […]
Churches thank Unifor for grants
KAPIT: Methodist Iban Church and St Mary Immaculate Conception Church (Roman Catholic) here thanked the Unit for Other Religions (Unifor) for allocating financial grants to the respective churches for renovation and maintenance purposes. Methodist Iban Church Kapit received a grant amounting to RM250,000 whereas St Mary Immaculate Conception Church received RM80,000. Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson […]
Masing presents RM475,500 grants
KAPIT: Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing recently presented grants under his Minor Rural Project (MRP) fund amounting to RM475, 500 to 36 local bodies. The bodies comprised Village Security and Development Committee (JKKKs), Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), associations and sports and recreational clubs in Baleh Constituency. The simple presentation ceremony was held […]
Two organisations receive MRP grants
DALAT: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah handed out minor rural project (MRP) grants to two organisations here on Friday. The recipients were the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) St Jude, Kampung Kekan, and Dalat District Education Office. Fatimah, who is also Dalat assemblywoman, said that […]
40 women empowered to earn more
DALAT: Some 40 women here received material grant worth RM5,000 each from the Sarawak Women and Family Department (JWKS). The aid was aimed at assisting them to generate more income. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the recipients were among 400 successful applicants statewide who had applied […]
RM5K grant to increase women’s income
DALAT: The Sarawak Women and Family Department (JWKS) hopes that recipients of the RM5,000 material grants provided by the department would fully utilise the assistance to enhance their economic wellbeing. Its director Noriah Ahmad said the idea to introduce the JWKS entrepreneurs grant was mooted by Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister […]
Rep doles out grants to NGOs
KAPIT: Government grants totalling RM123,500 were presented to three Village Security and Development Committees (JKKK) and a Parent-Teacher Association of SK Kampung Baru here recently. Kapit MP Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi who is an adviser in the Chief Minister’s Department (Rural Transformation Project) presented the grants to representatives of the NGOs during a ‘Leaders-meet-the-people session’ […]
