Purplelily starts workshops in Malay
KUCHING: PurpleLily in collaboration with PITSA launched its first workshops in Malay language last Saturday.
The Communication and Stress Management workshops included sessions on information, strategies and interactive activities so the participants were actively learning rather than passively listening.
The 48 participants enjoyed the workshops and also acquired some new knowledge and practical tips that they can implement in their daily lives.
PurpleLily has been delivering a wide range of financial literacy and life skills workshops to approximately 600 women since commencing operations in May last year, with the majority of the workshops in English and/or with translation.
However, PurpleLily is now in a position to reach a wider audience as the resources have been translated into Malay (BM) and local facilitators have been prepared to facilitate the workshops.
Ginette Collin, the founder and director of PurpleLily, was full of praise for her team of volunteer translators: Freda John, Stephanie Phan and Suraya Bujang.
“Due to their hard work, all our PurpleLily courses are now available in BM. This is a pivotal moment for Purplelily as we have the opportunity to reach new groups of women who can learn and develop skills through our Life Skills and Financial Literacy programmes,” said Ginette.
She also praised the facilitators, notably Suraya and Nawal, as they made the learning fun and interesting for the participants.
PurpleLilys’ objective today is to showcase their BM workshops to their target clientele (women who are low-income earners) and form new groups.
This has been achieved, as over 20 participants have signed up for the Financial Club and the Life Skills programme in BM that will start on March 16 this year.
“We would like to encourage new volunteers to join us. We are also in need of financial support so we can keep growing, expanding and provide opportunities for women to access our workshops.
“We welcome any organisation (NGOs or corporate entities) who would like to work with us and help achieve our mission to support women by providing tools, building skills and creating opportunities to reach their full potential,” she said.
For more information, please visit their website and facebook page: www.purplelily.org and www.facebook.com/PurpleLilyOrg or contact ginette.collin@purplelily.org and suraya.bujang@purplelily.org