#POVERTY

The Indonesian government's decision to set up the National Central Command Post for Post-Disaster Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Acceleration in Banda Aceh has marked a significant shift in ...

Indonesia is rolling out a new tuition-free school program aimed at breaking the cycle of poverty by targeting not only children from poor households but also their parents, Social Affairs Minister ...

Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting crosssector, concerted efforts to empower citizens with ...

The Indonesian government is currently preparing around 100 large national cooperatives to become mentors of Red and White Village Cooperatives, aiming to strengthen their human resource capacity and ...

Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions, Yandri Susanto, called on university students to participate directly in village development in a bid to advance Indonesia. ...

Transmigration Minister Muhammad Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said the government's transmigration program can reduce poverty through industrialization and downstreaming in transmigration areas, ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Poverty Alleviation Acceleration Agency (BP Taskin) are collaborating to leverage the agricultural sector for community empowerment in rural areas, aiming to ...

The Ministry of Population and Family Development/National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) is collaborating with religious and community leaders to reduce childmarriage. ...

Trade Minister Budi Santoso has encouraged the use of Village and Urban Co-operatives Merah Putih (Kopdes) as a key distribution channel for staple goods. He said the presence of Kopdes can help ...

The Ministry of Social Affairs stated that as of September 2025, 160 tuition-free schools under the government's Sekolah Rakyat program have become operational, with 5 additional schools ...