By Shikin Louis
KUCHING, Oct 4: A total of 929 welfare recipients have built businesses and successfully moved beyond the poverty line since Sarawak’s Productive Welfare programme was implemented in 2021, says Minister for Women, Children and Community Wellbeing Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah.
She said the figure represented 43 per cent of the 2,192 entrepreneurs who had received grants from the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKMS) between 2021 and September 2026.
“From that number, 929 or 43 per cent successful Wellbest entrepreneurs have been produced, and in terms of income, they have exceeded the poverty line.
“This is an achievement, and certainly the government wants to see successes like this,” she said in her speech at the Welfare Micro-Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony 2026 in conjunction with Sarawak Wellbest Carnival 2026 held at MetroCity Convention Centre here today.
