Being different to make a difference


Ape Malaysia project manager Mark Louis Benedict (right) and Kampung Sukau villager Musarapa (second right) working with volunteers to plant trees at the project site. — Ape Malaysia

NOT all startups are about chasing the next innovative technology, as some are looking to make real, positive change.

Realising this, the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry (Medac) and its agency, the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), have developed a framework for such startups to be recognised as social enterprises.

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