Going Beyond Handouts: Helping The Underprivileged
“We cannot overcome poverty by giving the poor money. This will not make them rich. On the contrary, for as long as they receive aid,
“We cannot overcome poverty by giving the poor money. This will not make them rich. On the contrary, for as long as they receive aid,
Stateless communities are living around us. They are our neighbours and if we look hard enough, we would see them. Though having lived in Malaysia for many generations, the stateless (undocumented) are not recognised and therefore do not have citizenship or identification that gives them rights as a citizen.
Azwan Che Wil is a Muay Thai OneSongchai S1 Champion who is packed with punches. Born in Manek Urai, Gua Musang in Kelantan, both his parents were rubber tappers who earned RM1,800 a month and with that had to support six children.
We drive past them on the road all the time. Frail and hunched over, pushing on trolleys laden with scrap, trudging on under the blazing
In 2019, Malaysia was categorised under the World Bank definition of an upper middle – income economy (DOSM, 2019), with the gross income per capita
With Malaysia approaching its one year lockdown anniversary, we are reminded that Covid-19 is not only an issue of health and safety but also the
There has never been someone more determined to get rid of the small hand and make history in 2016, as the first Malaysian athlete to
The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) reveals a broader outlook on the varying levels of Malaysian poverty in terms of health, education and standard of living.
In 2007, the General Assembly of the UN announced that on February 20 annually, World Day of Social Justice will be celebrated. The day is meant to support all efforts to alleviate and eliminate poverty around the world, reach full employment, gender equity and justice for all people.
What are your assumptions about the poor? What do you normally describe the poor when you see or hear about them?
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