KUALA LUMPUR, April 26: Visually impaired people now have an opportunity to expand their business through the Entrepreneur Development Fund created by the Society for the Blind, Malaysia (SBM).

SBM president Mah Hassan Omar said the loan was interest free and created to help the blind generate income for a more comfortable life.

He said the society's fund was obtained through donations from the public as well as charitable activities.

"So far, we have collected RM100,000 for the fund, along with RM23,000 from a charity concert held last year," he told reporters after presenting cheques to the fund's first two recipients at the Grand Pacific Hotel here on Sunday.

The fund, established last year, is the first of such created by a volunteer organisation in Malaysia.

Mah Hassan, who is a visually-impaired lawyer, said he hoped more philantropists and the private and government sectors would come forward to contribute to the fund.

Information on how to contribute to the fund can be obtained by calling Siti Nuraizah Ruslan at 03-40212942.


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