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In Menteng Atas slum, education a top priority
City 6 years ago

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In Menteng Atas slum, education a top priority

Most children in Kampung Menteng Atas attend school with the support of their parents and other assistance, despite the majority of the residents working as scavengers with an average monthly income of Rp 1.5 million to Rp 2 million.
Councilors criticize budget for kampung renewal as excessive
City 6 years ago

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Councilors criticize budget for kampung renewal as excessive

A councilor suggested the Jakarta Housing and Settlement Agency involve university students or fresh graduates, rather than use the services of consultants, to cut the budget.
Stigmatized and ostracized, patients live in Tangerang leper colony
City 6 years ago

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Stigmatized and ostracized, patients live in Tangerang leper colony

Patients often opt to remain in the leper colony instead of returning to their hometowns for fear of being ostracized in the outside world.
Evictees empower fellow kampung dwellers, build community space
City 6 years ago

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Evictees empower fellow kampung dwellers, build community space

Bukit Duri evictees from South Jakarta and Kampung Sumur residents in Klender, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, team up to build a community space.
What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?
Opinion 6 years ago

What sort of 'development' has no place for a billion slum dwellers?

UN-Habitat, the body with global responsibility for issues of urban growth, advocates city-wide slum upgrading and integration with metropolitan plans. Such programs are explicitly “participatory” and inclusive.
Squatters by West Flood Canal plan to return despite eviction plans
City 6 years ago

Squatters by West Flood Canal plan to return despite eviction plans

The administration has evicted people living in illegal dwellings in the area several times and plans are underway to clear the riverbank once again as squatters keep returning to occupy the space.
Slums remain a fact of life in Jakarta, ministry finds  
City 6 years ago

Slums remain a fact of life in Jakarta, ministry finds  

The government along with the World Bank has determined that 118 out of 267 subdistricts in Jakarta have slums.
Central Java reduced 4,000 hectares of slums since 2014: Official
National 7 years ago

Central Java reduced 4,000 hectares of slums since 2014: Official

Based on data collected by regents and mayors across the province, Central Java had 6,981 hectares of slums in 2014, said provincial People Housing and Residential Area Agency head Budi Wibowo.
West Java to rejuvenate Muara Gembong slum
City 7 years ago

West Java to rejuvenate Muara Gembong slum

The West Java administration is planning to transform a slum in Muara Gembong in Bekasi regency with the aim of boosting the local economy.
'It looks like new:' Mumbai slums get colorful makeover
Art & Culture 7 years ago

'It looks like new:' Mumbai slums get colorful makeover

Mumbai's slums are getting a colorful makeover thanks to an organisation that aims to change how people perceive deprived areas in India's financial capital.
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