Poor No More
On the occasion of the International Day for Poverty Eradication on October 17, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) registered 35 million peopleout of the country's 237 million populationas living below the poverty level. Affected local governments have sought different and innovative ways to find the right solution to their particular problem. In Enrekang, South Sulawesi and at Boalemo, Gorontalo, community leaders are trying out a 'live-in' program in which relevant officials stay for a period of time with poor families, in order to understand their basic needs. In the Sinjai district of South Sulawesi, the local authorities are funding small-scale businesses in an attempt to get entrepreneurship going. Tempo English Edition reports on the effectiveness of these poverty-oriented projects in Sulawesi.
October 19, 2011
HAWATI hastily shooed outside the hens running about on the raised floor of her home. After that, she swooped on the dirty clothing scattered about in the corners of the houseand cleaned the space up as well as she could. An important guest was then about to spend the night in her house. "I became confused and afraid, to the point I found it hard to sleep," she told Tempo on Monday, two weeks ago. This widow whose husband passed away a year ago fel
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