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}} Department for Women
Development (JPW)

}} Social Welfare Department of
Malaysia (JKMM)

}} National Population and
Family Development Board
(LPPKN)

}} Social Institute of Malaysia
(ISM)

}} National Welfare Foundation
(YKN)

INTRODUCTION Objectives of KPWKM are:

Ministry Of Women, Family and Community 1. To increase the participation and
Development (KPWKM) was first named active role of women, families
as the Ministry of Women Affairs and its and communities as contributors
establishment was announced by YAB and beneficiaries of development
the Prime Minister on 17 January 2001. countries.
The role and functions of the Ministry
were then enlarged and expanded and 2. Importance of preserving the rights
the ministry was subsequently re-named of women, families and communities
as the Ministry of Women and Family fairly and impartially without
Development (KPWK) on 15 February discrimination element.
2001. As a result, the Department of
Women Affairs (HAWA) and the National 3. Extending equal opportunities
Population and Family Development to women and society in social,
Board (LPPKN) were placed under the economic and political.
jurisdiction of this Ministry. The role and
function of HAWA was subsequently ACHIEVEMENTS AND
reviewed and restructured and it is now ACTIVITIES
known as the Department for Women
Development (JPW).

After the 11th General Election in March
2004, the roles and responsibilities of
KPWK were further broadened. On 27
March 2004, the Ministry of National Unity
and Social Development was dissolved
and some of their functions were
subsequently subsumed into KPWK. In line
with the restructuring, KPWK was further
re-named as the Ministry of Women,
Family and Community Development
(KPWKM).

With the latest reorganization, the Ministry 2016 National Women’s Day Celebration
of Women, Family and Community
Development now oversees five (5) “Sepadu Usaha, Tiada Wanita
agencies under its direct jurisdiction i.e.: Ketinggalan”. ‘This theme is right to