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?
We discuss five possible ways that the poor can break from the poverty cycle. They are education, awareness, technology, financial literacy and speaking up.
In a stunning report released by Oxfam International during the World Economic Forum in Davos, it revealed global society’s inequality especially amongst the poor and women and how the Covid-19 crisis deepens it.
In 2019, the Malaysian government raised the Poverty Line Index (PLI) from RM980 to RM2,208. Now there are a total of 405,441 households living in
Although poverty does not automatically determine a person’s health status, it does influence it to a great extent. Download this whitepaper as it briefly outlines seven healthcare trends among those in the low-income group.
Incessant rain for days on end have left many families and communities in Malaysia wading through rising waters – some even fighting to survive and save whatever assets they have. Floods are devastating and even life-threatening for the poor.
You may be born poor, but that should not define you. To be born poor doesn’t mean you’ll always be poor. We live in a world where opportunities are greater than ever, where borders are erased and redefined and where futures are being scripted. Our days ahead are shaped by the habits we adopt today – but, why are there still so many poor people in the world today? Maybe it has something to do with eroding habits that eat into our hard-earned cash.
Did you know that about 84.3% of multidimensionally poor people in the world can be found in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia? What does it
Inilah senarai 20 fakta yang kami pelajari mengenai kemiskinan di Malaysia pada tahun 2020.