Saraswathy Periyasamy, 42 years old is a super hard worker who works day and night to ensure that her four children are fed and have a decent upbringing. She lives in one of the Project Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) low-cost flats in downtown Kuala Lumpur.
Lockdown isn’t just about following the latest TikTok trends and staying home. With numbers of COVID cases reaching all-time highs, fears of catching the virus remain at large. However, whilst the public remains vulnerable to infection, the impacts of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups like the low-income communities are starting to come to light.
Here are a compilation of journals, books and articles related to poverty in Malaysia. This list is continuously growing and we welcome you to also add in your suggested resource.
Ini Irwan. Pada hari kebiasaan, beliau dikenali sebagai pelatih peribadi, duta brand, budak penghantar atau penasihat kesihatan. Namun dengan semua pekerjaan ini, beliau hanya sekadar cukup untuk melepasi pendapatan B40 kategori.
If you’re an urbanite living in Kuala Lumpur or Petaling Jaya, you would be familiar with the household name, Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK), known for feeding the poor. It all started in 2006 where a group of friends felt moved to feed the hungry on the streets of KL. They spent their Saturday nights preparing meals and distributing it to the homeless in Bukit Bintang.
The United Nations released a report in October 2020[1] after exploring “the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on women and children in low-income urban families
Is poverty measured solely based on an individual’s wealth? Yes and no. Whilst wealth is one barometer, other factors such as standard of living, basic
Education and poverty are intertwined. Children from low income children are predisposed to various challenges at school and at home, limiting their chances for success in education. The problem becomes more complex when children are born into families without citizenship or national belonging.
Is Sabah being the poorest state in Malaysia also a contributor to the fact of the severity of these cases?
We have all experienced hunger – the rumbling of the stomach, shaky hands and the gnawing reminder to eat something. As you are reading this, there are thousands of Malaysians that are still going hungry. The uncertainty of the next meal and the inability to have nutritious well-balanced meals are real problems these Malaysians are facing.
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