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STIDC Helped In



Poverty Eradication





STIDC was tasked as an implementing agency



































Mr. Omar Ali Sepian (Head of Entrepreneur Development Section) of STIDC (left) briefing Datuk Len Talif Salleh •
(Assistant Minister for Workforce Development & Training and Assistant Minister for Environment) on 1AZAM
while Datu Haji Sarudu Haji Hoklai, STIDC General Manager (centre) looks on
1 AZAM is the State Government’s selected participants in woodworking new height and create multiplier effects to

activities including house construction,
initiative to reach out to the needy
the state’s economy.
towards eradicating poverty and
furniture making, woodcarving and
raising living standard.
craftsmanship.
Summary
• 1AZAM is the State
Under this initiative, the government, Since its launch in 2010, this initiative Government’s initiative to
through the Ministry of Welfare, Women has benefited 1,049 participants across • eradicate poverty
STIDC plays a role by providing
and Community Wellbeing gave the task the state. STIDC helped in grooming the advisory services and disburse
to STIDC as an implementing agency. participants as small entrepreneurs to the 1AZAM financial aid to the
meet the needs of the local market. selected participants
In implementing the initiative, STIDC plays • Since its launch in 2010, this
initiative has benefited 1,049
a role by providing advisory services and It is hoped that the participants would participants across the state
disburse the 1AZAM financial aid to the capitalise on this initiative in order to scale



















Datu Haji Sarudu (seated 6 left) together with Tuan Haji Hashim Haji Bojet, STIDC Deputy General Manager •
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(seated 6 right) and STIDC officials posing with 1AZAM participants
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