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Accurate data to boost 80,000 village co-ops in Indonesia: official

The Indonesian government's plan to establish 80,000 village cooperatives will be more effective in accelerating ...

Malaysia studies RI’s women’s empowerment playbook

The Malaysian Ministry of Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development is currently examining and ...

Govt enables internet access at two Yogyakarta free schools 

Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs, Meutya Hafid, disbursed assistance for the provision of high-speed ...

Social aid not a tool for politicking: deputy minister

Deputy Minister of Social Affairs, Agus Jabo Priyono, said that social aid must not be used for politicking, adding he ...

RI Govt launches program to tackle extreme poverty

The Coordinating Ministry for Social Empowerment has initiated the Empowered Pioneer Program to reduce poverty by ...

A peek at Sekolah Rakyat sends students’ hopes soaring   

Hundreds of children from underprivileged families filed into a classroom at the Education and Training Center building ...

Poverty alleviation program must empower the community: minister

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar stated that poverty alleviation must be based ...

Indonesia establishes special team to combat illegal pesantrens

The government has formed a special team to scout and take action against illegal pesantrens, or Islamic boarding ...

Indonesia to launch 100 Sekolah Rakyat free schools in July

The Indonesian government's free-education initiative, Sekolah Rakyat (People’s School), is set to launch in ...

Minister rallies 38 institutions to boost village development efforts

Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions Minister Yandri Susanto highlighted that his ministry had formalized ...

100 Banyuwangi kids shop for school supplies with VP

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka took 100 orphans and children from economically disadvantaged families in ...

Need policy transformation amid geopolitical shocks: MPR

A member of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), Johan Rosihan, has urged the government to initiate a ...

Indonesia shifts poverty-elimination strategy from aid to empowerment

The government has begun shifting its approach to poverty eradication, from distributing aid to promoting and executing ...

Government to expand Jamsostek coverage for vulnerable workers

The government aims to expand the coverage of the Workers’ Social Security (Jamsostek) program, particularly for ...

Government fast-tracks school renovations under Sekolah Rakyat program

Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo reaffirmed his ministry's commitment to accelerating the rehabilitation and ...