ERA Consumer Malaysia with our partner the Friedrich Naumann Foundation had set up 10 Community Centers in 4 states namely Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan and Kedah.
These community centres were set up in 10 suburban areas where a minimum 20,000 of its residents are Indians from the low income group. About 100 to 600 poor Indian households in these areas have access to each centre. Our target is to reach at least a woman in each low-income family. Special focus is also given to youth development and single mothers who face various challenges in managing their household.
The main objective of this project is to empower Indian women living in impoverished suburban areas and build their confidence to enhance their quality of life. It also aims to create awareness among these women of their basic rights and encourage them to access facilities and services provided by various government agencies.
Our community centers have been in operation for 3 years now and ERA has documented all the achievements and challenges that we achieve and encountered in that short time.
The centres also aim to raise the socio-economic status of Indian women by enhancing their capacities to participate in self-help groups formed by the local communities.
In order to achieve these objectives, ERA organized many educational workshops and skills training programmes for these women in order for them to become self-reliant by undertaking self-employment activities or venturing into small businesses. <nanthini@eraconsumer.org>, or call her at 012- 2737160
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