The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the current pilots of electronic PKH payments system (both Giro Pos and BRI TabunganKu accounts), and in doing so, identify existing difficulties and options for overcoming them; and to identify and...
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This study examines poverty from the perspectives of those experiencing it themselves. By living with ordinary people in Eastern Indonesia, the Reality Check Approach study team heard about, experienced, observed and learned about poverty first hand. The...
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Many Papuans are eligible for social assistance in the form of government-to-person (G2P) payments because the poverty levels in Papua and Papua Barat are among the highest in the country. However, disbursing these payments is difficult, costly and time-...
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In 2005, the government of Indonesia committed to providing health insurance for the poor with the launch of the Jamkesmas (Public Health Insurance) programme. That programme has now begun a new chapter in the evolution towards universal health coverage. On...
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This analysis aims to contribute to an improved understanding of gender differences in the characteristics of poor households, and particular factors that need to be considered to ensure gender equity in access to social protection initiatives. Disclaimer: As...
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Indonesia began to implement targeted social assistance programmes for both households and individuals in the aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The massive economic and social impacts of the crisis required a rapid roll-out of large-scale social...
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