About
The 3Zero Club (Zero Wealth Concentration for Ending Poverty) actively conducts programmes and projects in Baling and Sik, Kedah. The project includes income enhancement among the poor, women empowerment and literacy programmes.
Rural Women Empowerment Project
Micro Entrepreneurs Empowerment Project
Income Enhancement Project
Digital Literacy Project
Financial Literacy Project
Objective
- To reduce the poverty level in Baling and Sik
- To increase socio-economic standards in Baling and Sik.
- tapioca crisps located in the rural area of Baling, Kedah:
- Assisted Mak Lang to market the products outside Baling which involved 2 phases:
- Promoting the product within Albukhary International University (AIU) through our students and staff.
- Approach few retailers in Alor Setar (capital city of Kedah State) to sell the product. This includes Peladang Mart, Pekan Rabu, Iman Shop and MCM Utara Trading. Succeeded to secure commitment to sell from Peladang Mart.
- Assist Mak Lang to improve on the product labelling.
- Perform visits to Mak Lang’s Kerepek Business on weekly basis to obtain update on the business and discuss on any arising issues.
- Assist Mak Lang to promote the product through online platforms such as Shopee, Facebook and Instagram. An online shopping account have been created and successfully launched for Mak Lang Kerepek Business.
- Assisted Mak Lang to market the products outside Baling which involved 2 phases:
- Mak Su Strawberry Farming – a small business of selling lowland strawberry plants located in the rural area of Baling, Kedah.
- Find an agricultural expert from Universiti Putra Malaysia to teach Mak Su (owner) about strawberry planting especially in choosing the suitable medium and introduce the lowland strawberry’s varieties.
- Connected Mak Su with another strawberry’s farmer in Kedah that is willing to become a mentor to Mak Su.
- Conducted a sharing session between the agricultural expert, mentor and Mak Su.
- Contribute/Waqaf 15 baby strawberry plants (Japanesse Sweet Charlie variety) to Mak Su.
- Together with the mentor, we developed a business plan for Mak Su.
- Assist Mak Su in producing fertiliser to be used and sold as part of additional income stream to the business.
- Built strawberry’s house for Mak Su to better place all the strawberry plants
3.Rumah Jahit (Baling Tailoring House) – a tailoring business involving economically deprived and asnaf tailors mainly from the vicinity area of Baling, Kedah.
i. Assisted Pn. Faridatul (a single mother of 4) to bring in orders for Aidilfitri, particularly from AIU students and staff.
- Provided new sewing machine (an interlock sewing machine) for Pn. Zahirah (a tailor under asnaf category) in order to assist her in securing contracts for bulk sewing of clothing.
- Building a consortium of tailors from both Alor Setar and Baling to venture into tailoring projects.
List Of Achievements / Awards
- Mak Lang Kerepek (Crisps) Business:
- Managed to help Mak Lang to grow her business from merely selling her products within the village to selling across the country through agents and online shopping platform.
- Mak Su Strawberry Farming:
- Assisted Mak Su in producing fertiliser to be used and sold as part of additional income stream to the business.
- Built strawberry’s house for Mak Su to better place all the strawberry plants.
- Rumah Jahit (Baling Tailoring House):
- Generated income of nearly RM1,000 within a time span of 2 weeks for Pn. Faridatul (a single mother of 4) in helping her to better prepare for Aidilfitri 2022 celebration.
- Building a consortium of tailors from both Alor Setar and Baling to venture into tailoring projects.
- Mak Lang Kerepek (Crisps) Business:
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