#poor people

Collection of poor people news, found 48 news.

Government targets to free Indonesia of child labor by 2022

The Indonesian government is making all-out efforts, through a roadmap program, to free the country of child workers, ...

`No smoking` advertisement creates greater impact

Jakartas Provincial Secretary Saefullah said that the public service advertisement regarding the dangers of smoking ...

Rice imports to reinforce food resilience

On paper, Indonesias rice production is adequate to meet its domestic needs, yet uncertain climate conditions such as ...

Rice imports aimed at curbing poverty rate: VP

Vice President Jusuf Kalla defended rice imports from Pakistan and India, saying they are aimed at curbing poverty ...

Poverty rate rose in September 2015

The number of Indonesians living in poverty rose by 780 thousand to 28.51 million in September 2015, from 27.73 ...

Indonesia govt has disbursed 95 pct of village funds

In Indonesia, based on data at the Ministry of Home Affairs, there were 81,309 villages in 2013, consisting of 72,944 ...

Indonesia`s Gini ratio down to 0.408 in 2015: Bappenas

Indonesias income gap ratio, or the Gini ratio, has fallen from 0.413 in 2014 to 0.408 this year, according to an ...

2014 CGAP Photo Contest Now Open for Entries

- The annual CGAP Photo Contest, which aims to highlight stand-out photography from amateurs and professionals around ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

Concept on poverty elimination must be changed

The government should now change its poverty eradication concept and focus on improving the welfare of the people, a ...

CPhI Southeast Asia Broadens Focus to Highlight Vibrant ASEAN Pharma Market

- Leading events organiser, UBM Live ( http://www.ubmlive.com/ ), announced today that CPhI Southeast Asia ( ...

Bill Gates Emphasizes Power of Goals and Measurement as Keys to Tackling Extreme Poverty

- In his fifth annual letter (http://billsletter.org ), Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

India Joins Ranks of CGAP Members

-     In a clear sign of its increasing influence on the global financial stage, India has today ...

Thousands rally to merdeka palace protesting fuel price hike

Thousands of protesters, particularly sympathizers of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP), marched from ...

Thousands of HTI activists reject fuel price hike

Thousands of activists of the hard-line Islamic group Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI) staged street a rally against the ...