MUKAH: Fiesta Sahabat AIM 2019 Mukah at Dataran Pehin Setia Raja here yesterday showcased some local women entrepreneurs who are also as enterprising as their male counterparts.
During the one-day event, they took the opportunity to earn some income from the sales of their products.
Various products ranging from food and drinks to household items were on sale at affordable prices.
These women entrepreneurs, also known as ‘sahabat AIM’ (friends of AIM), by virtue of the fact that they obtained finance from Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) scheme.
AIM has helped them in realising their dreams to become joint-bread-earners or sole-breadearners in their families.
The one-day fiesta themed ‘We rock Mukah’ featured an exhibition and sale by AIM and other agencies as well as talk by agencies.
A lucky draw and telematch were also held which added merriment to the event which was attended by about 500 people.
The fiesta began with poco-poco as a prelude before actual activities took place.
AIM Training, Education and Innovation Section director Said Muhamad Khalil Abdul Madza officiated at the event which was also attended by regional manager Hasbi Naziri, branch manager Maseri Hasbie and Mukah Kelab Integriti Usahanita chairperson Hawi Syafie.
The fiesta was aimed at disseminating information on AIM to the local people and at the same time, support the ‘Let’s Join AIM’ campaign.
It was also to foster working relationship between friends of AIM in Mukah and other local entrepreneurs.
The event also witnessed the presentation of awards to successful women entrepreneurs, ‘Let’s join AIM’ campaign awards and contributions from Welfare and Wellbeing Funds to fire victims by Said Muhamad Khalil.
The cake ceremony was also held to mark the involvement of the first batch of friends of AIM Mukah.
