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Role of community development on nation building: case study of mykasih entrepreneurship program among indian community in malaysia
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MAHAGANAPATHY DASS, SARJIT S. GILL, PUVANESWARAN KUNASEKARAN
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The main purpose of this research paper is to holistically understand the factors influencing the socio-economic well-being of the Indian community in the urban areas of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The socio-economic well-being effectiveness is tested by analyzing community development domains and MyKasih Program run by a Non-governmental Organization. There is no recent study to test effectiveness of any governmental or NGO's socio-economic well-being efforts on this minority community. This study utilized a quantitative approach supported by qualitative data. Quantitative approach was used to address the main objective of this study which is to derive regression model, while qualitative approach was utilized to understand the issues and to support the development of study instrument. The Indian people involved directly in the MyKasih programs tended to have positive perceptions of self-development, because they directly received economic benefits from small business and job involvement. The outcome of this study can be treated as an important branch of minority poverty eradication through empowerment within the scope of the community participation.
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Community Development, Indian, MyKasih, Entrepreneurship, Malaysia.
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.04.558
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