Women and liveability – best practices of empowerment from Indonesia

Amriah Buang, and Suryandari, Ratnawati Yuni and Habibah Ahmad, and Kaseh A. Bakar, and Hamzah Jusoh, and Hazita Azman, (2015) Women and liveability – best practices of empowerment from Indonesia. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (5). pp. 13-25. ISSN 2180-2491

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Abstract

How to survive and make ends meet and how to improve the quality of life are daily and persistent livelihood issues and liveability challenges preoccupying disadvantaged communities in underdeveloped and developing countries. In politically volatile and environmentally hazardous Indonesia life struggles could be complex and challenging for womenfolk who more often than not are left on their own to cope with daily liveability problems. Through examining the findings from secondary information sources this paper illustrates three cases of how women helped make the best of empowerment projects geared to make the livelihood and liveability of themselves, their family and community better and more meaningful. It also highlights the institutional and organizational traits that were the success factors of the empowerment projects.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:empowerment projects, Indonesia, liveability, livelihood, success factors, womenfolk
Journal:Geografia ; Malaysian Journal of Society and Space
ID Code:9200
Deposited By: ms aida -
Deposited On:08 Nov 2015 14:19
Last Modified:14 Dec 2016 06:49

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