Provide job opportunities for disabled, help them out of poverty
KUALA LUMPUR: As the country is battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the government and corporate sector have been urged to provide employment opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), especially those from the B40. Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi said if all parties provide job opportunities for the disabled to serve in their respective sectors, it could […]
Yes, education can eradicate poverty
KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg recently said the only way to fully eradicate poverty was by empowering children of the less privileged through education so that they could turn their family’s fortunes around. He said while there were many types of poverty, the main root cause was the lack of education […]
Education can combat the underlying structures of poverty
KUCHING: Sarawak Teachers Union (STU) welcomes the recent remark by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on empowering children of the less privileged through education to eradicate poverty. “Acquired basic skills such as reading, writing and numeracy, have a documented positive effect on marginalised populations’ incomes and it increases the rate of return […]
Government continue implementing poverty eradication measures
KUCHING: The government is committed to implementing programmes to eradicate poverty and increase the income of low-income households concerning addressing the wealth and income gap among the people, especially in the post-Covid-19 pandemic period. “In this regard, the government will continue to implement existing poverty eradication programmes and projects, including providing assistance and support as […]
Good plan needed to tackle poverty
KUCHING: There is a need for the government to have a good plan to tackle poverty, said Senator Susan Chemerai Anding. She said it is a good move for the government to raise the poverty line income (PLI) rate, but it cannot be denied that there are weaknesses in terms of monitoring on this poverty […]
Striving to feed grandkids
KUCHING: Despite living in poverty, an elderly man continues to work his fingers to the bone just to make sure that there is food on the table for his three grandchildren. At age 70, Zaimi Eli and his wife Sara have to support their grandchildren by selling food at a stall near Wisma Mahmud building […]
A lesson of life
It is always a two-way interaction for teachers and students. While the students learn from the teachers, the teachers also gather life’s lessons as they spend time with their students. Two young teachers share their journeys and experiences teaching underprivileged children at the ‘Dignity for Children Foundation’. Equal access, equal chance Twenty years ago, two […]
Education, skills can help Dayaks excel: Rep
KAPIT: Minister of Utilities Datuk Seri Stephen Rundi Utom pointed out that two key factors that made rural Dayaks lag behind were lack of education and poverty. He stated this at a ‘Leaders and the People’ gathering held at Rumah Budit Along, Nana Mekey Ili, Merit, Batang Rajang here on Monday afternoon (17 August). “In […]
Introduction to Dignity
Every child deserves quality education because it plays a pivotal role in social and cultural right, and help reduce poverty and child labour. Twenty years ago, this belief resonated in two individuals that formed the Dignity for Children Foundation for underprivileged children. Breaking the cycle of poverty through quality education In 1998, Rev Elisha Satvinder […]
Transforming hunger into hope
Held annually, the World Vision’s 30-Hour Famine movement sees participants around the world go for 30 hours of fasting while raising funds for the underprivileged. In Malaysia, the movement has helped communities such as the disabled, refugees, as well as the urban and rural poor, empowering them through education, skills training and livelihood projects. Shedding light […]
