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Materiality
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By the end of 2023, we successfully trained 64 women in the production of culturally inspired handmade soap,
leading up to its commercialisation and selling up to 1,000 handmade soaps. CLEAN programme activities in
2023 were as follows:

First workshop Second workshop Third workshop
Held at Dumai in July 2023 Held at Dumai in October 2023 Held at Balikpapan in October 2023
11 participants from workers’ 27 new participants joined the 26 new participants joined the
wives workshop workshop

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in 2023, a more than tenfold increase. This expansion
enabled the owner to improve her standard of living,
We believe that empowering women is crucial in evidenced by her ability to build a house and purchase
overcoming their business challenges, advancing a car. The owner has plans to open a store and employ
gender equality and enhancing family livelihoods. additional people. Indirectly, her increased demand
Our support for female entrepreneurship has notably for raw materials also positively affects cassava farmers
benefited ‘Nurul Fatiha’ chilli-flavoured cassava chips and suppliers.
production, a small enterprise we assisted in Dumai.
Her business experienced significant growth with our Her intention to pass the business on to her
provision of cooking oil support at 150 kg per month children underscores the lasting impact of women’s
and assistance in securing microfinance loans from a empowerment, serving not only as a legacy but also
bank. From an initial cassava chips production of just as an educational opportunity for the next generation.
50 kg per day in 2014, it surged to over 100 kg daily

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