Sewing their way out of poverty

Many young Sabahans, especially from the rural areas, venture into the city to look for jobs.

In most cases, they end up working as shop assistants, in sales, coffeeshops and such places because of their low education.

Although there is nothing wrong with such occupations, they are mostly shunned because they pay relatively little.

Most young school leavers are now more interested in acquiring skills to make a better living but it’s not easy — and only the determined and diligent are not afraid of learning through trial and error.

The 1Azam programme, therefore, is a boon to these individuals, especially when they are taught living skills and not merely given facilities they would otherwise not know how to use.

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KBSS yakin capai sasaran keluarkan 1,300 miskin tegar melalui 1Azam

Kementerian Belia dan Sukan Sabah (KBSS), yakin dapat mencapai sasaran untuk mengeluarkan sekurang-kurangnya 1,300 rakyat miskin tegar di seluruh negeri sehingga hujung tahun ini melalui pelbagai Program Akhiri Zaman Miskin (1Azam).

Pembantu Menterinya Datuk Jahid Jahim berkata, setakat ini kementerian itu berjaya melatih lebih 800 orang seluruh Sabah dalam pelbagai program termasuk program Seni Jahitan Kreatif, Pembuatan Kek, Masakan dan refleksologi.

“Pada hari ini seramai 20 orang belia berjaya menyertai dan menamatkan Kursus Seni Kreatif Jahitan di bawah Program 1Azam anjuran kerajaan negeri yang dikendalikan oleh Akademi Jahitan Kota Kinabalu (AJKK).

“Mereka turut diberikan peralatan menjahit bagi membantu memulakan perniagaan secara kecil-kecilan, sama ada dengan mengambil upah menjahit di rumah atau membuka gerai dan kedai jahit di kampung masing-masing,” katanya.

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MUSA: SABAH’S POVERTY RATE DECLINING

The poverty rate in Sabah will continue to decline based on a study which showed a drop of 4.5 per cent from 24.2 per cent in 2004 to 19.7 per cent in 2009. Expressing confidence, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman said the biggest decline in poverty rate was 13.2 per cent which was recorded in the interior – from 29 per cent in 2004 to 15.8 per cent five years later.

Musa who is also Finance Minister said this clearly reflected the commitment of both the state and federal governments in addressing poverty in the country. He added that all the agencies charged with the task of carrying out poverty

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