Our Timeline
The Journey of Empowering Mothers & Sustainable Change
2025
In 2025, Ibupreneur has touched 483 lives through the Academy and upskilling programmes. Over RM2,000,000 in capital from financial institutions is now actively backing women microentrepreneurs — transforming them into community leaders with sustainable, long-term businesses. The infrastructure is built. The model is proven. What scales next depends on partners like you.
2024
Ibupreneur Academy scaled to 100 women. The results speak for themselves: average household income grew from RM1,600 to RM4,500 — a 181% increase for families of five. This is not just economic uplift; it is a shift in stability, dignity, and possibility for an entire generation of women and their children.
2023
The Academy model proved its economics: for every RM1 invested in a programme cohort, women generated 10x their income within one year. This performance attracted RM250,000 in funding from Yayasan Hasanah and the Ministry of Finance — invested into strengthening the curriculum and scaling the central kitchen operation, with mothers themselves now managing daily operations.
2022
IbuDigital evolved into a full-scale Academy. PPB Group invested RM50,000 to establish a dedicated learning centre; FFM Berhad equipped a central kitchen. With demand from over 200 mothers, Ibupreneur developed 13 structured modules covering business, finance, and leadership — and expanded reach through a collaboration with AirAsia Academy, training 60+ more women.
2021
With 21 mothers running active businesses, the next frontier was independence. Ibupreneur launched IbuDigital in partnership with Celcom — equipping 80 mothers with social media, photography, and brand-building skills, so they could own their marketing and grow without relying on outside help.
2020
Ibupreneur officially registered as a social enterprise and onboarded 9 new mothers through a partnership with the Yunus Social Business Centre. Rather than pause, Ibupreneur amplified mothers' stories and products online — turning community attention into real sales continuity during one of the hardest economic periods in recent memory.
2019
Piloted under Youth Leadership Academy in partnership with McKinsey & Company Malaysia and MaGIC, Ibupreneur took four vulnerable single mothers and transformed their home-based businesses — upgrading ingredients, packaging, and digital marketing. Every RM1 invested generated RM7 in income. All four graduated fully independent, running their own businesses without further support.