Poverty

Be there! Exploring small oil palm plantations from Riau (not Europe)

The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the exploitation of non-formal early childhood educators 

Mudik forms a bogus redemption for many precarious workers amid a lack of decent jobs in both rural and urban areas

On a recent study trip, journalism student Lisa Favazzo met two people giving back to their communities in extraordinary ways

Flores youth migrate for education, but are their university degrees worth the investment?

Bagi kelompok miskin Jakarta, hunian sosial vertikal lebih banyak membawa masalahan daripada solusi

For Jakarta’s most vulnerable, vertical social housing creates more problems than it solves

The benefits of more concentrated natural resources are less likely to be spread

Indonesia’s welfare schemes are failing to support older citizens

The new Village Law pumps money directly into subsistence villages: a crazy idea, or new development paradigm?

A new documentary about a Papuan woman’s daily struggle to survive opens debate on the grave issues affecting her society

Hannah Rambe's The Longan Tree tells a story of modernisation, progress and loss in Indonesia

The Millennium Development Goals addressed the basic development needs of Indonesia, but tackling poverty now requires a more complex strategy

Indonesia needs stronger data to better include people with disabilities in the post-MDG era

Indonesia has halved poverty since 1990, but significant challenges remain

A film that takes the viewer deep into the lives of three people living on Jakarta's margins

A story of mass starvation tells us much about media coverage and local government in Papua

Riverbank settlers love Jokowi, but they don’t want him to become president

Robbie Peters' new book brings the poor urban kampungs of Surabaya to life