Empowering OKU handicraft through online platforms


In empowering OKU handicraft, the Social Welfare Department (JKM) also focuses on similar efforts including conducting in-depth study on online platforms before any initiative is undertaken.— Office laptop photo created by wirestock - www.freepik.com

Eng Kim Loong, 65, contracted polio at the age of nine, which left him paralysed in both legs.

But he fought back, refusing to let his disability be a disability in his ability to be self-reliant by turning to basketry to earn his livelihood.

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