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Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Wanita dan Keluarga (JPWK)

Empowering Women, Families & The Community

Led by Empowering Women Leaders in Penang

Established in January 2019, the Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Wanita dan Keluarga (JPWK) (Women and Family Development Committee) consists of 15 women members in each of Penang’s 40 constituencies, totalling 600 grassroots leaders.
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A Game-Changer for Malaysian Families

JPWK, the first of its kind in Malaysia, operates under the state government to organise women’s empowerment and family development programmes. Managed by PWDC under the EXCO for Social Development, Welfare and Non-Islamic Religious Affairs, we approve programmes, process budgets, monitor, evaluate, and build committee capacity.

Tasks:

  • Enable women to enter and remain in the workforce.
  • Enable women to participate in the economy and be given social protection and legal recognition.

Structure

Tasks:

Plan and implement women and family development programmes to increase awareness and empower women and families in the local community.

Identify potential local women’s talent for leadership development.
JPWK is set up in each of the 40 constituencies in Penang and consists of 15 women committee members:
  • 1 Chairperson
  • 1 Secretary
  • 1 Treasurer
  • 12 Committee Members
The committee is encouraged to have the composition of:
  • 40% of representatives from the political parties, 40% of representatives from the local NGO, and 20% of local women
  • Representation from all ethnic and age groups.

Inauguration

The Penang Chief Minister, YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow, presented the appointment letters to every JPWK member in two separate programmes, Majlis Penyampaian Watikah JPWK held on 16 February 2019 and 6 April 2019. The committee is reelected every two years by their respective State Assemblyperson.

Capacity Building

Project Management Workshop

The workshop shared the fundamentals of project management and its approval process for all JPWK members. All participants presented mock projects with input from PWDC.

Leadership Development Module

The module caters specifically to JPWK and develops women leaders who are gender-sensitive.

JPWK Portal

Launched in April 2019, the Portal is used by JPWK to manage project proposals, approvals, quotations, and financial documents. Access is restricted to PWDC, JPWK, and State Assemblypersons. Programme analysis, including statistics on implementation, participant demographics, and spending, is available for those with access to the portal.

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