- Allianz Malaysia Berhad Group (Allianz Malaysia), via its corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm Allianz4Good, recently celebrated the graduates of the Stitching Forward programme at MEREKA @ Publika on 27 January 2024.
- The Stitching Forward programme is supported by Allianz Malaysia through its partnership with Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO), a social organisation which provides counseling and advocacy to women who have experienced domestic violence.
- Curated for survivors of gender-based violence and discrimination from vulnerable backgrounds, the programme aims to provide an opportunity to learn new, practical skill sets along the lines of crafts and sewing, as well as basic entrepreneurial skills which provides participants with the avenue to improve their socio-economic livelihood.
- The ceremony was attended by graduates who had spent the last year rebuilding their lives through vocational training, including sewing and crocheting skills, as well as business training to encourage them to start-up their own businesses. In total, 50 women have benefited from the programme.
- Head of Allianz4Good, Ng Siew Gek said Allianz Malaysia is proud to be a part of the graduates’ life-changing journeys.
- “At Allianz, we believe in empowering the communities in need through capacity building to equip them with the skills and knowledge so that they will be independent and earn sustainable income in the future. We hope that the vocational and entrepreneurship trainings provided through this programme will serve as invaluable assets to the women for them to go further in life,” she said.
- Head of Programmes of WAO, Joanne Melissa Wong expressed that the organisation is grateful to Allianz Malaysia for the support.
- “Through the sewing and basic entrepreneurial skills that they gained from the Stitching Forward programme and the income that they generated, they were able to build self-confidence, discover their identity outside of being a mother, and find a sense of community and support among one another.”
Allianz Malaysia has been supporting target beneficiaries from many walks of life, especially women who face multiple socioeconomic disadvantages.
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