Globally, as it stands, a whopping 650 million girls have gotten married before the age of 18 years old. According to Unicef, this number increases by 12 million every year. Nearly 30% of global child marriages happen in the South Asian region.
If you met Sarena binti Mohd Yusof, you will see a cheerful and successful business owner of Saz. Kitchen at first glance. Peel behind those layers of success and you will see a mother of seven who has gone through hardship in order to provide for her family because they depend on her.
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.
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?