Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The main purpose of this study was to holistically understand the role of empowerment in urban poverty eradication of the Indian community in the urban areas of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The poverty eradication effectiveness was tested by analysing community empowerment domains and MyKasih program...

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Main Authors: Dass, Mahaganapathy, Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran, Kaur, Charanjit, Gill, Sarjit S.
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101421/
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author Dass, Mahaganapathy
Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Kaur, Charanjit
Gill, Sarjit S.
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Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Kaur, Charanjit
Gill, Sarjit S.
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description The main purpose of this study was to holistically understand the role of empowerment in urban poverty eradication of the Indian community in the urban areas of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The poverty eradication effectiveness was tested by analysing community empowerment domains and MyKasih programme run by a non-governmental organisation. There are numerous studies conducted to understand the issues of poverty in Malaysia. However, few studies have so far focused on the minority community in Malaysia. Moreover, there is no recent study to test the effectiveness of any governmental or NGO’s poverty eradication efforts on this minority community. This study utilised a qualitative approach and an in-depth interview was used to gather the data. The respondents were single mothers living in a poverty-stricken area in the capital city of Malaysia.
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spelling upm-1014212023-06-17T23:08:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101421/ Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dass, Mahaganapathy Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran Kaur, Charanjit Gill, Sarjit S. The main purpose of this study was to holistically understand the role of empowerment in urban poverty eradication of the Indian community in the urban areas of the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The poverty eradication effectiveness was tested by analysing community empowerment domains and MyKasih programme run by a non-governmental organisation. There are numerous studies conducted to understand the issues of poverty in Malaysia. However, few studies have so far focused on the minority community in Malaysia. Moreover, there is no recent study to test the effectiveness of any governmental or NGO’s poverty eradication efforts on this minority community. This study utilised a qualitative approach and an in-depth interview was used to gather the data. The respondents were single mothers living in a poverty-stricken area in the capital city of Malaysia. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-09-14 Article PeerReviewed Dass, Mahaganapathy and Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran and Kaur, Charanjit and Gill, Sarjit S. (2022) Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sustainability, 14 (18). art. no. 11501. pp. 1-9. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/18/11501 10.3390/su141811501
spellingShingle Dass, Mahaganapathy
Kunasekaran, Puvaneswaran
Kaur, Charanjit
Gill, Sarjit S.
Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_short Exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
title_sort exploring the role of community empowerment in urban poverty eradication in kuala lumpur, malaysia
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