POVERTY? Click : Delete!
January 16, 2012, by YOTCA. read: 1,816
Hello, I am Besty Berliana, YOTCA ITB and this is my January Article 
I hope this would inspire you all!
What would you buy if you have the money one dollar per day?
Perhaps with 1 dollar you just can use for a cheap breakfast, or buy a bottle of mineral water in the
market.
What comes to your mind when there is a mother who has 3 children with net income $ 1 per day?
The above statement is the daily fact that always came up in my community. Recent data from the
country’s Central Statistics Agency says there are about only 12.5% of Indonesia’s population, or just
over 30m, can be classified as poor, down from 31m in 2010, based on the government’s official
poverty line of $ 28 dollars per month. From the statictic data, the population decreased despite the
government’s raising the poverty line by about $2.60 for this year. The poverty line is far from
standard line in USA. However, the Indonesia’s economical grow by as much as 7% this year.
Indonesia has survived as well as possible with good progress after a major crisis that hit Southeast
Asia in 1997. Indonesia has grown little by little. With many infrastructure developments, utilization
of existing resources, and a lot of new entrepreneurs in some fields, has made Indonesia one of a
middle income country. However, these developments in other words make the difference between
poor and rich widening. That difference makes the poor become poorer and the rich become richer.
The goverment has IDT (IMPRES Village)program that launched at the end of 1993. IDT has three
goals: to accelerate the national movement for the eradication of poverty, to reduce differences in
income and wealth status, and to develop the economy. Other programs have focused on poverty
alleviation of vulnerable groups: the poorest in indigenous communities, the disabled, elderly, poor
children, poor women, and slum dwellers. Other programs involve the provision of supplementary
food for primary school children and concessions program revenues. Not all of these programs have
proven successful. They have grown in some areas, but there are no significant concessions. Local
economic growth here does not serve as a prerequisite for successful poverty reduction programs.
The next generation of Indonesia’s government needs to pursue a more participatory approach in
every step of every program and policy development. This include participation of the community in
planning, implementation, and evaluation of development projects. Local NGOs and youth
movements must be provided with opportunities to participate because they have a keyrole to
ensure that government is going to develop a better future for the nation and it’s people ahead.
Other appropriate programs for accelerating poverty alleviation programs are Microcredit,
nutritional improvement for school children, and expanding health care. Some NGOs and youth
movements most have free training that gives skills training for people who have no chance to get a
proper education. The skill training would be useful for the development in youth’s working age. The
training will ensure that the skills that can be used for future workfields.
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