Empowering Women Empowering Communities

OUR JOURNEY

WOMEN EMPOWERED

COMMUNITY LEADERS

COMMUNITIES REACHED

 

Empowering women to transform their lives & create self-sustainable communities

"Empowering Women, Empowering Communities"

Women Of Will [WOW] supports women living in low-income communities by improving their home-based businesses through training, coaching and business capital. We then develop these women as leaders so that they may play an active role in empowering their communities.

Impact Assessment

With our programs, we have helped

100%

  • Businesses still operating

  • The capital provided expand businesses

  • Developed new skills

83%

  • Of participants used these new skills to pursue new business opportunities

90%

  • Household income increased

Testimonials

  • “Sangat berpuas hati, tak bosan dengan tenaga pengajar, menyemarakkan semangat kami agar sentiasa bersemangat dalam urusan bisnes agar terus maju ke depan.”

  • “(Program WOW) memberikan banyak kebaikan buat saya dalam menilai diri sendiri, juga dalam memahami keperluan dan kehendak orang lain terutamanya dalam menjadikan diri sebagai icon kepada komuniti dan juga kepada keusahawanan lain.”

  • “(Apa yang membantu kami) bukan sahaja dari segi kewangan, barang keperluan, tetapi serapan mental dan fizikal dalam memperkukuhkan pelbagai persediaan sebagai seorang ahli usahawanan. Memperdalamkan atau memperluaskan pengetahuan dalam bidang perniagaan juga komunikasi.”

United Nation’s Global Sustainable Development Goals

WOW’s Programs support the United Nation’s Global Sustainable Development Goals which is the global blueprint to achieve a better and sustainable future for all. Here, WOW programs support 6 out of the 17 SDGs.

3 Phases of Community Development

These are the 3 phases of our Micro Credit Financing (MCF) program for our women entrepreneurs to develop as leaders in their communities. We at Women Of Will (WOW) are dedicated to empower our women to feel confident in sustaining their businesses and develop new ideas in improving their communities.

Phase 1: Entrepreneurship Development

  • Skills training

  • Business coaching

  • Business capital

Resulting in:

  • 30%-90% increase in income

  • Social mobility (B40 to M40)

Phase 2: Leadership Development

  • Skills training

  • Partner engagement

  • Project management

Resulting in:

  • Skilled women leaders

  • Sustainable communities

Phase 3: Community Resources

  • Develop resources

  • Space activation

  • Skills development

Resulting in:

  • Safe spaces

  • Independent communities

Our Projects

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Teaching women how to fish, rather than giving them fish

Borrowing from a Chinese proverb, Women of Will empowers women to initiate and sustain their own small businesses, rather than providing handouts. The women are given financial assistance of RM2000 to help them initiate small business ventures and attain an independent livelihood income. The amount is repaid on a weekly basis, interest-free.

 
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Educate a woman & you educate a family

Our programmes are aimed to empower women by providing them with Entrepreneurship and Vocational skills training whilst supporting them with Business Coaching.

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When women participate in the economy, everyone benefits

Women Of Will runs projects that develop the lives of disadvantaged women in Malaysia by giving them an opportunity to be empowered and self-sufficient.

Our Partners

 

There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.

— Kofi Annan