Breaking off Financial Dependence and Freeing from Domestic Abuse
Full Name: Sri LestariCountry: IndonesiaLocation: Yogyakarta Batch No.: Pilot, Batch 4Date Trained: 10 – 12 August 2016Disability: Spinal injury (wheelchair user))Business: Knit (crochet) bags/ purseAverage Monthly Income Before: IDR 0Average Monthly Income After: IDR 5,000,000 Sri Lestari was an orphan who was forced into an early marriage by her relatives at the age of 15 years old. She was not prepared for married life, but […]
Sole Leg Doesn’t Matter, But Sole Income Had Me Suffered
Full Name: Kulubin Bin IntangCountry: MalaysiaLocation: Sabah Batch No.: Phase 2, Batch 30Date Trained: 29-31 July 20166Disability: Leg disability due to polioBusiness: Sells VegetablesAverage Monthly Income Before: RM 300Average Monthly Income After: RM 850 Kulubin was born normal but became permanently disabled due to adversities faced by his family. He was down with a high fever that demanded urgent treatment when he was 2 years […]
I Rose With RISE
Full Name: Hajijah binti Bakar Country: MalaysiaLocation: Sarawak Batch No.: Phase 2, Batch 40Date Trained: 15-17 October 2016Disability: Hunch back since birthBusiness: Sells Ice pop and SnackAverage Monthly Income Before: 0Average Monthly Income After: RM 500 Some people are born healthy and strong, but Hajijah was born with a condition that affected her life tremendously. She suffered from slow bone growth which gradually caused her spine […]
The Unseen Journey of a Blind Man
Full Name: Mohd Zaiani Bin Mohd DiahCountry: Malaysia Location: Negeri Sembilan Batch No.: Phase 2, Batch 36Date Trained: 24-26 September 2016Disability: Blind in the left eyeBusiness: Massage and bekam centreAverage Monthly Income Before: RM 1,500Average Monthly Income After: RM 3,000 Mohd Zaiani bin Mohd Diah was an average, active child who like any other children his age, loved to play with friends. In 1989, just a […]
You Can’t Change the Wind, but You Can Change the Sails
Full Name: Mohd Azmi Bin Taib Country: Malaysia Location: Penang Batch No.: Phase 2, Batch 7 Date Trained: 13 – 15 December 2015Disability: Paralysed waist down (wheelchair user)Business: Fish Culture & Fish FarmingAverage Monthly Income Before: RM 2,000Average Monthly Income After: RM 5,500 Mohd Azmi, being an ambitious person, had massive dreams of progressing and achieving in life. Life took a turn for the worse when he […]
R.I.S.E. participant Noor Lizah Salman’s story
Noor Lizah Salman “I am proud to represent my country, Malaysia in the recent Para ASEAN Games. My dreams have definitely come true. All this will not be possible if not for Maybank Foundation’s R.I.S.E. programme.” Wheelchair bound since the age of 15 due to a nerve damage Bakes and sells cookies and cakes Noor […]