YAPEIM, MAYBANK ISLAMIC ASSIST 100 ASNAF ENTREPRENEURS IN KELANTAN

PASIR PUTEH, The Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM), in collaboration with Maybank Islamic Berhad, channelled RM1 million in aid to help 100 participants among asnaf (those eligible to receive zakat or tithe) and persons with disabilities (PwDs), under the Inspirasipreneur Community Maybank-YaPEIM initiative, in Kelantan. YaPEIM director-general Ameer Ali Vali Mohamed said the programme is a joint initiative to produce and develop entrepreneurs among asnaf, to lift them out of the shackles of poverty. 'The selected participants consist of 50 people from the asnaf women fishermen group, involved in producing fish-related products, while another 50 are from the disabled asnaf group, who are involved in free-range 'ayam kampung' farming. 'The programme aims to produce more competitive and resilient asnaf entrepreneurs through a structured intervention programme, in addition to supporting the government's initiative to improve the status of asnaf, from zakat recipients to zakat payers, ' he said. He said this to reporters after launching the Inspirasipreneur Community Maybank-YaPEIM at Tok Bali fisherman resettlement here, today. Ameer Ali said that the programme is not only able to improve the knowledge and skills of the participants through training, but can also generate a good income. 'The implementation of this programme also received strategic cooperation from the Institute for Poverty Research and Management (InsPeK) of Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), the Kelantan State Rehabilitation Council (MPNK) and the Women Fishermen Group (KUNITA). 'This programme has been designed specifically for the development of asnaf entrepreneurs, and it has been implemented since 2021 as one of the initiatives to produce entrepreneurs among asnaf, then implemented in April 2022,' he said. He said that strategic cooperation plays a crucial role in efforts to improve socioeconomic standards, thereby helping to increase income and provide a reasonable standard of living. Source: BERNAMA News A gency