Snacks boost income of housewives, single mums in Perak


Kesavan (centre) interacting with project participants at their product booth during the launch in Kampung Jaya Setia, Sungai Siput. The snack-making venture is run by women in the B40 group, with help from a community college and the village development and safety committee. — Bernama

SINCE last November, housewives and single mothers from Kampung Jaya Setia, Sungai Siput in Perak, have been engaged in making snacks through the Sejati Madani economic programme.

The business venture, run by 16 women in the B40 group aged 19 to 60, produces a variety of chips that are popular favourites, including kerepek karang pulut, kerepek halia, kerepek kacang peas, kerepek labu and kuih tiram, according to a Bernama report.

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