PENCAPAIAN KPWKM
At the international level, the KPWKM has played an important role in championing the rights of women as well as the development of women, family and community. Some of KPWKM's activities at the international level are:
- Signing of the Declaration on Elimination of Violence against Women in the ASEAN Region. This declaration which aimed at increasing regional cooperation in eradicating violence towards women was signed by the ASEAN foreign ministers in July 2004.
- The KPWKM represented Malaysia in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Indonesia on 8 August 2002. This MoU was concerned with empowerment of women and family development between the two nations. With this MoU, both countries shared experiences, knowledge and programmes towards the development of women and family well-being.
- A similar MoU was signed by the KPWKM with Iran on 22 July 2002. This MoU also aimed at increasing cooperation between Malaysia and Iran in the area of women and family.
- The KPWKM also organised several workshops and dialogues at the international level:
- Asia Regional Workshop on Strengthening Partnerships for Eliminating Gender-Based Violence in Kuala Lumpur on 20 – 22 May 2002;
- Regional Training Workshop for NGOs and Women's Organisations from Southeast Asia on Poverty Alleviation with the cooperation of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), in Kuala Lumpur on 14 – 16 October 2004;
- The First Ladies' Dialogue on Investing in Peace in conjunction with the XIII NAM in Putrajaya on 24 February 2003; and
- OIC First Ladies' Dialogue on Women, Peace and Development in conjunction with the Tenth OIC Summit 2003 in Kuala Lumpur on 17 October 2003.
Pencapaian KPWKM
| 23 April 2010 |
Cabinet had given its nod on the establishment of the National Social Work Competency Standards made by the Ministry of Women, Family, and Community Development to enhance the efficiency level of social workers.
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| 4 December 2009 |
KPWKM achieved MS ISO 9001 : 2008 certificate from SIRIM Berhad for the Process of Policy Legislation and Support Services.
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| 4 October 2009 |
KPWKM achieved 4 Star in the Accountability Index Rating by the National Audit Department.
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| Year 2006 |
To ensure the gender equality aspect is integrated in all government programmes and projects, the gender budget pilot project was implemented in five ministries, i.e. Education, Higher Education, Health, Human Resources, and Rural and Regional Development. These five ministries implemented the gender budget in their operating budgets commencing from the 2006/2007 budget.
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| Year 2006 |
The MWFCD cooperated closely with NGOs through the smart partnership concept. The NGOs would be provided financial assistance to carry out such programmes like legal literacy, skills training and awareness campaigns. In 2005, a total of RM2.9 million was distributed to the NGOs and RM4.4 million to the State Council for Women and Family Development (SCWFD) to implement programmes for the development of women and family. This has benefited 448,273 participants.
To assist NGOs including welfare homes for senior citizens, children and the disabled as well as youth and sports associations to continue their activities/programmes, the government allocated RM138 million in 2006. |
| Budget 2006 |
The option of exemption claim on Real Property Gains Tax on a house was given to home owners, whether the husband or wife. Whereas prior to the 2006 budget, only one claim could be made by a couple, now both the husband and wife may claim the tax exemption once in their lifetime.
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| Year 2005 |
To help low income parents obtain more organised and quality childcare services, the government agreed that ten pilot community TASKA (childcare centre) be established under the stewardship of the SWD. The TASKA was premised on the government-NGO smart partnership principle whereby the NGO and the community would run the TASKA with government financial assistance.
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| Year 2005 |
To help women who were not working or who were forced to stop working owing to domestic commitments to generate their own income, the government agreed to introduce the home office concept. Through this concept, women could begin businesses or commerce on a small scale from their homes. The regulations and procedures of this kind of work are being coordinated by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
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| Year 2005 |
To lighten the financial burden of single mothers to sustain their children's schooling, the government agreed that private companies that fostered single mothers' children and paid for their education till form five be given tax exemption up to RM200,000 annually.
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| 29th October 2005 |
To help senior citizens, the disabled, the needy and victims of disasters at the grass roots level, the Council of Welfare and Social Development (CWSD) was set up in every state and parliamentary constituency. The Prime Minister launched this council on 29 October 2005.
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| 25th August 2005 |
The Women's Financial Initiative Programme (I-Kew) was launched by the MWFCD on 25 August 2005 in conjunction with Women's Day celebrations. Under this programme, the MWFCD through the DWD and SWD collaborated with six companies, i.e. Mostwell Sdn Bhd, Procter & Gamble, Puppy Winks, Maybank Sdn Bhd, Clara International Beauty Group and Yeoh Tiong Lay. This programme aimed at increasing the skills and capability of women. The target group of this programme was women especially single mothers and unemployed female graduates.
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| 25th July 2005 |
To empower the public especially women about health and the importance of early detection of illness, the Nur Sejahtera Clinic set up a call centre named NFPPB Healthline. It was launched by the Minister of Women, Family and Community Development on 25 July 2005. The information about selected illnesses was based on the frequency of its occurrence in Malaysia so that prevention and early treatment could be carried out.
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| Year 2004 |
The government agreed to the implementation of a policy of at least 30% involvement of women at the decision making level in the public sector. The government hoped the private sector and non-governmental organisations would follow suit.
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| 8th October 2004 |
To increase awareness and provide guidance for health care to women, a programme, Women: Health and Lifestyle 2004, was launched by the Deputy Prime Minister on 8 October 2004. This programme was continued in 2005.
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| 4th March 2004 |
To improve the health of women and family members, the Nur Sejahtera Clinic and the Nur and Family Information Centre were launched on 4 March 2004. This clinic provides services for reproductive health, wellness of men and women, cancer screening for women, golden era management for the female senior citizens and safe weight management techniques for men and women. The Information Centre acts as a reference centre on matters related to the family institution and women's health.
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| 8th February 2004 |
An e-Women's Centre to help working women to generate additional income by using information and communications technology was launched on 8 February 2004 in the Pantai Valley .
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