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A video on violence in a Jakarta slum
Today, we want to show a video produced by Dr. Paulus Wirutomo, a professor of sociology at the University of Indonesia. The video is about a project that he undertook to solve the problem of violence in the slum of Johar Baru in Central Jakarta. English subtitles were added by our team, so we apologize for any mistakes/inaccuracies that may occur.
We’ll just let the video speak for itself. Without further ado (click on the photo to play the video on Youtube):
ATM Videos: What is it like to live in a slum?
This year our research is focused on urban poverty. We will have a close look at urban slum dwellers, their perceptions on life challenges and difficulties to access basic services, and innovative solutions to bridge the gap of service provision to the urban poor.
The upcoming bulletins will focus on two of Asia’s most dynamic urban centres: Jakarta and Manila. In each city we conducted a survey with 350 respondents to find out more about their daily struggles. We have posted a first preview of the results on access to water here.
In addition to our bulletin we are producing video content ranging from on-site interviews with people living in urban slums to an outsiders perspective. Have a look what you have missed so far and let us know what you think on those issues:
Stories from Jakarta – interview with a warung owner:
Jakarta’s Slums – A Surveyor’s Perspective:
How would you define poverty?
A flooded Kampung in Depok, South Jakarta
New video: Jakarta’s Slums – A Surveyor’s Perspective
The ATM team conducted the Jakarta leg of our poverty profile survey back in February, and the results will be out soon. Don’t forget to check back on the blog around the end of April!
In the video below, the students that we worked with share their post-survey reflections on the biggest challenges for Jakarta’s poor that they observed in the field. (A big thank you to all our surveyors for your hard work!) You can watch the video by clicking here or on the image below.
Stories from Jakarta – interview with a warung owner
The Asian Trends Monitoring team went to Jakarta in February 2012 to research the condition of Jakarta’s slums and its inhabitants. Here is a video interview of a “warung” (grocery kiosk) owner in Tanah Tinggi, one of Jakarta’s largest slums.
Despite government policies that caused his roadside stalls to be demolished, our interviewee is still content with his life and his ability to provide for his family. Government clearing of roadside stalls was a common story among interviewees. What alternative solutions could the local government have offered business owners? And what policies could facilitate job creation in rural areas? Share your views in the comments.
Catalyst for Change: Play the Game to End Poverty!
Play the game to catalyze change in the lives of poor or vulnerable people around the world: catalyze4change.org. Institute for the Future is teaming up with the Rockefeller Foundation’s Searchlight Partners and their Community Partners around the world to start a chain reaction of 21st century innovations in social change to transform the landscape of poverty. The Asian Trends Monitoring team will be participating as global game guides.
When: On April 3, 1600 GMT / April 4, 0400 SGT (Singapore Time)
Join the game now at http://game.searchlightcatalysts.org/
You can also follow the game on twitter at @catalyze4change
To read more about how it works and what the game is actually about, read our previous post.
The plight of Jakarta’s trash pickers
Here is a video interview with a trash picker in Jakarta, where she shares her views on life and her wishes for her son. It was produced by the World Bank, and is definitely worth a watch.
The team has just returned from a field visit to Jakarta, where we spoke to several people who live in the city’s slums, including some trash pickers. Sadly, the woman in the video is not alone in her plight. Hundreds of thousands of people live in small rental housing without a water connection or proper toilets.
Pile of a trash in a community of trash pickers we visited
Income levels rarely exceed 2 dollars per day per family member, and the people just cannot realistically expect things to get better over time. This World Bank video does a good job at portraying just how bad things can get for some. It is also a good preview to the kind of content we will be sharing here on the blog.
Over the next few weeks, the team will be sharing the findings from our Jakarta trip and writing about the issues that are most important to the poor in Jakarta. Stay tuned!
Interview with Prof. Muhammad Yunus: “Now is the time to redesign the system!”
Prof. Yunus visited the LKY School on February 23, 2012
Claire Leow, an editor at The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy interviewed Professor Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. Prof Muhammad Yunus is also a Pioneer of Social Business and Chair of Yunus Centre. Before the interview, Claire agreed to include a number of questions from the Asian Trends Monitoring team.
The interview starts out on impact of the financial crisis on microcredit and the enhanced need to support the poor with financial services. Prof. Yunus says that
“The priority of microcredit should be on supporting the people in poverty, not making money out of them, that represent mission drift for me.”
He hoped that conventional banks would be inspired by the success of microcredit, but so far he is disappointed at the take-up rate by traditional financial institutions. The interview continues to cover the idea of social business, entrepreneurial slum dwellers, societies’ addiction to money making, and how to make the transition from “unbankable” to bankable.
To conclude, I’ll leave you with a longer quote from 16 min 30 sec:
Interview with Water Expert Prof. Asit Biswas
Water pollution in Thailand
Providing clean and safe drinking water remains one of the most important challenges in Asia. Increasing urbanisation, more extreme weather patterns and bad water management practices all add to list of obstacles in the way of supplying clean water, in particular to the poor.
The Asian Trends Monitoring team spoke to Prof. Asit Biswas, one of the world’s leading authorities on water management, about the challenges and solutions available to water utilities in Southeast Asia. We asked him about the main obstacles and the most promising approaches to extending piped water supply to Asia’s slum dwellers. Prof. Biswas stressed that we have to get away from conventional thinking when it comes to solving the global water issues. During the interview he further asserted that:
“Money is not the problem, technology is not the problem, management is not the problem, water availability is not the problem, the problem is us!”
Watch the entire interview below.
