empowerment

Youth empowerment and involvement in P/CVE remain integral to consolidating national resilience against violent extremism.

On-demand platform Kiddocare is not only meeting the rising need for flexible childcare solutions but also empowering women by creating real job opportunities in a sector often viewed as informal. Founder and CEO Nadira Yusoff takes us through her exciting plans to launch childcare centres and expand regionally, all while striving to professionalise the childcare industry.

Womens empowerment seeks not just equality but equity, addressing the unique needs and challenges in well-being, finances, and education.

The panel discussion with Yayasan Hasanah and Pepper Labs highlights how digital innovation and active entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy can be encouraged with technology via public, private and philanthropy partnership.

Economic violence, though more common in poorer households, can impact families of any social or economic status, including the wealthy.

Alumni TEROKA dan Ahli Grassroots Empowerment Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Hamizan Hamzah berkata mahasiswa perlu mencari kaedah bukan ortodoks untuk menunjukkan solidariti kepada Palestin. Jelasnya, protes bukanlah jalan terbaik untuk menzahirkan sokongan tersebut. #DialogAnakMuda

On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to national polar explorer, Dr Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir, Chairperson of the NGO, All Women Empowerment To Accelerate. In 2004, Dr Sharifah Mazlina became the first Asian woman to cross the South Pole, solo. Three years later, she reached the North Pole-making her the first Asian woman to reach both the North and South Poles.

Program pengantarabangsaan pelajar merupakan platform dinamik yang membuka ruang kepada pelajar mendalami kepelbagaian budaya dan nilai-nilai murni seperti kepimpinan, keprihatinan, dan tanggungjawab sosial sambil menyumbang kepada masyarakat.

Memahami kepentingan itu, seramai 48 orang ahli Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) UiTM Shah Alam sesi 2022/2023 dengan kerjasama Persatuan Tumbuh Insan (TUMBUH) dan Istanbul Sahabbatin Zaim University (IZU) telah berlepas ke Istanbul, Turkiye untuk menganjurkan program UiTM Kickstart: International Student Empowerment 2024.

Ikuti perkongsiannya dalam AWANI Pagi.

This episode of #TheFutureIsFemale shines a spotlight on financial literacy for women - an essential yet often overlooked aspect of empowerment. Melisa Idris speaks to financial planner and financial literacy provider, Aisya Rahman, founder & CEO of Aisya Rahman Advisory, which runs financial literacy workshops exclusively for professional women, women entrepreneurs, and stay at home mums.

In the most recent World Economic Forum's Gender Gap Index, Malaysia dropped 12 places—now ranking 114th out of 146 countries. Most concerning is our standing at 134th place for gender equality in political empowerment, placing us just 12 spots from the very bottom.What initiatives and policies can pave the way for greater female political representation in Malaysia? On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to YB Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister of Communications and DAP Wanita Chief about the HerLead programme and its mission to elevate women's roles in politics.

Malaysia’s Care Economy is an investment white space: An investment area that serves a strong development need but has yet to benefit from a robust policy framework and political momentum. What would it take to create a robust care infrastructure in Malaysia? And how might increased investments into this sector transform care services? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Anfaal Saari, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly who holds the portfolio of Women and Family Empowerment, Social Welfare & the Care Economy, and Dr Haniza Khalid, currently Senior Research Associate at Universiti Malaya’s Social Wellbeing Research Centre. She recently authored a report on enabling investments into the Malaysian Care Economy, commissioned by UNDP Malaysia.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for championing the rise of the Global South, fostering a world where every nation has a seat at the table

To mark World Refugee Day, Prince from United World Academy and Mustafe Abdikader from Youth Empowerment Support share how the refugee communities navigate their lives in Malaysia and what work is being done to empower the group from within.

In Malaysia, the pursuit of socio-economic equity for Bumiputera requires shifting paradigms, towards broader empowerment

On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris explores the strategies and stories of empowerment behind accessible mental wellness. She speaks to Madiha Fuad, Founder & CEO of PlusVibes, a social enterprise seeking to reshape the landscape of mental health support in Malaysia. For her work in healthtech, Madiha was named as one of 2022’s ‘Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG’.