Kindy operators hope to work together with ministry
KUCHING: The Association of Kindergarten Operators Sarawak is looking forward to more opportunities to work together with the Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Ministry in the future for the betterment of early childhood development industry in Sarawak. At the ministry’s 10th anniversary celebration at The Waterfront Hotel recently, the association president Jason […]
State doing its best for preschoolers
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has reiterated that the state government is doing its best to ensure all preschool children in Sarawak have access, equity to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister added that appropriate and relevant support had been given to all ECCE providers […]
Early childhood education institutions get special RM5k grant
BY AISYAH AZZAHRA SUHIRI KUCHING: Fifty-six percent of registered Early Childhood Education Institutions (IPAKK) under the Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Early Childhood Development (KWKPK) received a RM5,000 Special Annual Grant (GTK) each. “The GTK aims to ensure the wellbeing and safety of the children. The goal of this grant is to […]
Apply for RM5,000 special annual grant now
KUCHING: The Ministry of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development is urging early childhood education institutions that have not yet applied for the RM5,000 Special Annual Grant (GTK) in the state to register for it now. Its minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that as of Dec 31 last year, 2,958 out of […]
More to receive welfare aid this year
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah foresees that this year will see an increase in the number of individuals receiving monthly welfare assistance, due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO). She expected the number of monthly welfare assistance recipients this year […]
97% institutions have applied for special annual grant
By Noor Syahhira Hady KUCHING: Ninety-seven percent of the registered early childhood institutions in the state have applied for the special annual grant (GTK) this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said that the RM16 million had been disbursed to 3,105 institutions as of Sept 30 this […]
18,222 babies registered
ENDOWMENT FUND SARAWAK KUCHING: A total of 18,222 Sarawakian babies have registered for the Endowment Fund Sarawak (EFS) as of Sept 28. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said the number was equivalent to 83 percent of Sarawakian babies eligible for the aid. “The state government has allocated […]
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 […]
