Urban Poverty Program Expansion to Cover Indonesia

THE World Bank board last week approved the disbursement of a special US$135.5 million interest-free credit to expand the activities of the Second Urban Poverty Project (UPP2), Indonesia’s nationwide community-driven urban poverty alleviation program, as part of the National Community Empowerment Program (PNPM).

UPP2 works nationwide to provide funds to urban communities so they can make self