Berjaya Corp Executive Director Nerine Tan with MAF’s chairman Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman during the launch of the MyLady Assistence scheme at the Mandarin Oriental hotel, Kuala Lumpur. — Sunpix by Adib Rawi YahyaWomen living with HIV can start their own business through the Malaysia AIDS Foundation-Berjaya MyLady Assistance scheme.
“Berjaya is proud to be the sponsor for this scheme with a total amount of RM135,000,” she said in a speech during the scheme’s launch today. “This includes the seed funding of RM100,000, which will be used to help up to 20 women to start their business with an interest-free loan of between RM5,000 to RM10,000.
“We share the same belief as the MAF that empowering these women with vocational skills and capacity building will help them to become self-reliant and improve their livelihood. MAF chairman Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman said it was important to provide a platform for these women to be self-reliant.