KUCHING: Fifty participants completed the fourth series of a three-day Friendly Neighbourhood Empowerment (KJM) 2020 workshop organised by Kuching North City Commission (DBKU), yesterday.
Its mayor Datuk
Junaidi Reduan attended the closing ceremony held at Majma Mall here.
The objective of the workshop is to encourage the involvement of target groups
and the general community in local development while enhancing the quality of
life of the community through proactive and effective involvement in social and
economic activities identified through the workshop.
Junaidi said
the establishment of the KJM Institution is DBKU’s effort to create a
prosperous community as well as to meet the criteria of the Beautiful, Clean,
Safe, Smart and Clean Plan (CBSSS) of Kuching City.
“If we look at the true concept of empowerment in KJM, it refers to
efforts to improve the standard of living, wellbeing and quality of life of the
local community.
“This effort can be done by the community together with development
agencies, governmental or non-governmental organisation — in fact, the success
of this community depends on the community itself,” he said in his speech.
The workshop was attended by community members from five main constituencies
under the DBKU — Pantai Damai, Demak Laut, Tupong, Samariang, and Satok.
Also present were representatives from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas), Bank Rakyat and Bank Negara Malaysia Kuching branch who will collaborate with DBKU KJM for the proposed activities in the calendar, along with senior officers and staffs of DBKU.
