Helping PWD Entrepreneurs RISE To The Occasion

Atikah Khan, Ownen, Mee Brunei Muzium and Sumaiyah Production

13-Jul-22 11:00

Helping PWD Entrepreneurs RISE To The Occasion

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Atikah Khan tells her success story from the Maybank Foundation's Reach Independence & Sustainable Entrepreneurship (R.I.S.E) Programme. The programme aims to empower the PWD community to produce tangible, measurable, and sustainable outcomes rather than simply handouts. Hailing from Kuching, she explains her journey in setting up her various F&B ventures, and how she created Mi Brunei Segera!

Image Credit : Sumaiyah Production Facebook page

Produced by: Freda Liu

Presented by: Freda Liu

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