Since it was launched in Malaysia in 2016, Beauty for a Better Life has helped over 120 women in the country achieve their dream of becoming a professional hairdresser. Photo: L'Oreal Foundation
Thirty women from disadvantaged backgrounds have been given the opportunity to take a fully-sponsored hairdressing course through the Beauty for a Better Life vocational programme.
Spearheaded by L’Oreal Malaysia, in collaboration with non-profit organisation Women:Girls, the programme empowers women to change their future for the better through a career in the hairdressing industry.
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Since it was launched in Malaysia in 2016, Beauty for a Better Life has helped over 120 women in the country achieve their dream of becoming a professional hairdresser. Photo: L'Oreal Foundation
Participants having classes at Bambang Soteto's Faculty of Hairtistry. Photo: L'Oreal Foundation
(from left) Izza from Women: Girls, participants Gunasundari and Annies, Finas from L'Oreal Foundation, at the Beauty for a Better Life launch. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Beauty for a Better Life programme participants at the launch. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
The Beauty for a Better Life programme by L'Oreal Foundation provides disadvantaged young women with professional hair dressing tuition-free training in partnership with NGO Women: Girls, to help them build a sustainable career. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Programme participant Annies Ismail hopes to give back to society. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Participant Gunasundari Vengidasalam says learning hairdressing can be rather challenging because the topics are scientific and technical, but the teachers teach in a way that’s easy to understand and follow.. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Beauty for a Better Life launch panel discussion (from left) Izza from Women: Girls, participants Gunasundari and Annies, Finas from L'Oreal Foundation. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong
Participants (students) demonstrate what they've learnt at the launch. Photo: L'Oreal Foundation
