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Opening Doors, Elevating Voices: How UniMAP Expands Women’s Access and Leadership

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JHEP advances SDG 5 (Gender Equality), Indicator 5.3.3

Pauh, Perlis — The Student Affairs Department (JHEP), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) is strengthening women’s access to opportunity through a comprehensive ecosystem of mentoring and leadership development, financial inclusion, and targeted access pathways. In 2024, activities delivered across 119 pillar programmes involving 13,380 students (including young women) helped build skills, visibility, and networks for women leaders on campus and beyond.

These are delivered across UniMAP’s seven pillar programmes:

  • Kepimpinan dan Jati Diri
  • Patriotisme dan Kenegaraan
  • Kemasyarakatan dan Kesukarelawanan
  • Pemantapan Akademik
  • Kecemerlangan Bakat
  • Keusahawanan dan Kelestarian
  • Kerjaya

This breadth ensures that women have multiple entry points to develop confidence, professional readiness, and a strong sense of civic responsibility.

Financial Inclusion for Women from B40 Households

To reduce barriers to participation and progression, female B40 students are supported through zakat and SULUNG (first-generation) schemes. These instruments help with essentials and study-related costs so that talent—not financial circumstance—determines outcomes.

Targeted Pathways & Recognition

JHEP also facilitates visibility and access to national platforms for women students:

  • Atiqah Elya — 3rd place at the Anugerah Perdana Belia Negara (APBN) 2024, Perlis state level.
  • Nurul Syazwani — selected to represent UniMAP in the YSS (Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa) student volunteer mission.

Such achievements reflect the value of coaching, nomination, and administrative support that open real-world opportunities for women to lead and serve.

How This Supports SDG 5 (Gender Equality), Indicator 5.3.3

What we support: SDG 5, Indicator 5.3.3 — Women’s access schemes (mentoring, scholarship, other targeted support).
How we support it:

  • Mentoring & leadership: Scalable programmes (leadership camps, public-speaking/debate, student leadership tracks) give women structured, repeated opportunities to practice and grow.
  • Scholarship/financial inclusion: Zakat and SULUNG reduce financial barriers for B40 women, sustaining engagement and completion.
  • Other targeted support: APBN recognition and YSS representation demonstrate access to national platforms and service pathways for women.

Together, these mechanisms directly advance SDG 5.3.3 by increasing women’s access, retention, leadership visibility, and progression in academic and co-curricular pathways.

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