KOTA KINABALU, Aug 9 (Bernama) — Forty women in Sabah are turning traditional ethnic motifs into a source of income after completing training as Mama JaRum (seamstresses) under an SME Corp Malaysia initiative.
SME Corp chairman Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok said the project, under the Inclusive Business Value Chain Development (IB-VCDI) initiative, ran from April 15 last year to May 14 this year, aimed at lifting micro-enterprises to a higher level.
“This effort not only creates jobs but also weaves a stronger rural economy,” he told reporters after closing the Inclusive Business Sabah Ethnic Design Project, which was also attended by SME Corp CEO Rizal Nainy.