Brilliant Futures Fund Round 8 Winners, SI Iskandar Puteri.
The EmpowerHer Futures project will support the empowerment of refugee women in Malaysia.
The project will deliver:
Training and capacity building. 20 participants trained in digital and financial literacy, vocational skills, and entrepreneurship. A further 10 women mentors will be trained in Train the Trainer, mentorship and skill development to continually empower further women.
Business Startup: Both the participants and the Trainers will receive access to form business groups, start business lands, further mentorship, training on how to access and utilize digital tools for business (Facebook Marketplace, Canva, Blogspot, etc.). They will create small businesses and will be provided with a 250 UAD startup kit. This training will lead to a Market day and Exhibition of their business and new skills.
Impacts: The group will benefit from Peer-led learning, Economic Independence, the women will form Empowered communities.
Achievement of SDGs: 4 (Education), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work), 10 (Reduced Inequalities
All this is made possible through funding from SISEAP Brilliant Future Fun
As this project progresses we will follow the students and their growth as their pathway leads them to creating their own business and economic freedom.
