Thursday, November 1, 2018
The government has doubled the allocation of cash assistance distributed through the Family Hope Program. This year, the government allocated Rp 17 trillion (US$1.12 billion) for the program, but the figure will increase to Rp 34.4 trillion next...
Monday, October 15, 2018
The World Bank has pledged up to $1 billion to Indonesia to help with relief and rebuilding in the wake of the Sept. 28 earthquakes and tsunami that killed more than 1,500 people. The funding, which the bank announced on Oct. 14, would be...
Sunday, October 14, 2018
The World Bank has announced funding of up to $1 billion for the Government of Indonesia to supplement relief and reconstruction efforts in the disaster-affected areas of Lombok and Sulawesi, and to bolster long-term resilience. The funding will be...
Monday, August 27, 2018
The Social Affairs Ministry has initiated an emergency response and social protection program for earthquake victims in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB). The ministry has continued disbursing funds to the province following the disaster.
"The Social Affairs...
Monday, August 27, 2018
Wonua Sari Village of Mowila Subdistrict, South Konawe Regency, Southeast Sulawesi Province put forward a Capital-Intensive scheme in every job using 2018 village funds.
Wonua Sari Village Chief Kusnandar said that the Cash-for-Work scheme would be...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Traditionally the Indonesian government wants to raise spending on social assistance programs when legislative and presidential elections are around the corner in an attempt to become more popular, hence attract more votes. The government under the...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Monthly cash aid of P200 for poor families is but a small portion of government assistance, and the amount is aimed specifically at offsetting projected price increases from the first package of tax reforms, officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
On 22 May, Indonesian and international aged care experts gathered at at a hotel in Jakarta to talk about the economic challenges that Indonesia’s elderly are facing, and to learn how other countries have successfully used social protection to...
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
The Jakarta administration revealed on Tuesday that it had granted paternity leave to male employees since last year, following the National Civil Service (BKN) Agency’s Regulation No. 24/2017 about the procedures of granting leave to civil...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
A long discussion week was conducted by the Indonesian and Fijian Governments on areas of co-operation and the cross cutting issues that both countries can work on to improve social protection and alleviate poverty.
The meeting was between...
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