BRUNEI DARUSSALAM LIST OF CONTENT I. Poverty Situation in Brunei - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM LIST OF CONTENT I. Poverty Situation in Brunei - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
8 TH ASEAN +3 VILLAGE LEADERS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BRUNEI DARUSSALAM LIST OF CONTENT I. Poverty Situation in Brunei Darussalam II. Rural Development in Brunei Darussalam III. Initiative/Effort undertaken by Brunei Government IV.
LIST OF CONTENT
I. Poverty Situation in Brunei Darussalam II. Rural Development in Brunei Darussalam
- III. Initiative/Effort undertaken by Brunei Government
- IV. Initiative/Effort undertaken by Non-Government
Organization V. Achievement
- VI. Challenges & Obstacle
BRUNEI IN GENERAL
Well Educated And Highly-skilled People As Measured By The Highest International Standard Quality Of Life Among The Top 10 Nations In The World Dynamic And Sustainable Economy With Income Per Capita Within The Top Countries In The World
CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
6551 receipient from Brunei Islamic Council (Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei) in 2018 from Zakat Funds Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport as lead ministry to administer poverty issue via Community Development Department
CURRENT SITUATION OF POVERTY IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Currently, no official national baseline set for Poverty & set criterias to define Poverty. Primarily, activities focus
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reducing burden of poverty and less on alleviating poverty issue. Various Allowance Assistance Scheme
- Monthly Welfare Allowance
- Old Age Pension
- Disability Allowance
- Allowance for Blind
CURRENT SITUATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
CURRENT SITUATION RURAL DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL
To plan and implement project for welfare of local people To give assist & support for Government development plan To give advise and empower Village Leader / Village Chief as grassroot leader To establish ad-hoc committee for project/activity implementation
APPROACH AND INITIATIVES GOVERNMENT SECTOR
PROPAZ (INITIATIVE BY BRUNEI ISLAMIC COUNCIL)
- Empowerment program
for ZAKAT (Alms) recipient
- Provision of Technical &
Entrepreneurship skill
- Increase
- pportunities
for job employment & home-based business (Small Medium Entrepreneur)
- Financial
Support for Equipment Procurement
- Shifting of ‘Mindset’
PROPAZ PROGRAMME
PROPAZ - PPB PROPAZ – Perantis (Apprentice) PROPAZ - Entrepreneurship PROPAZ – Az- Ziraah
- Educational approach via collaboration
with Youth Development Centre
- City & Guilds Certification
- On the job training / Hands on Experience
- Strategic Business Partner (for Work
Placement and Permanent Hiring)
- Additional Training for PROPAZ Graduate
- Establishment of Small Medium Business
based on current society demand/needs.
- Primary focus on agri-business (full fledge
mentoring program)
- Agri-Prenuer
PROPAZ ACHIEVEMENT
PROPAZ – (PPB)
- 2018 - 11 group
intake(252 participants)
- 10 group – achieve
62%
successfully employed in various sector.
PROPAZ (Apprentice)
- 2018 – total of 3
intake (105 participants)
- 51% successfully
secured permanent employment
- Two promising
participant were enrolled into Baitulmal Vocational Institute (Malaysia) for Construction Technology Course & Tourism Hospitality Course
PROPAZ (Entrepreneurship)
INITIATIVES BY NON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION(NGO)
Established in May 2011, Society for Community Outreach & Training (SCOT) Darussalam.
Mission
‘Being a catalyst for sustainable poverty alleviation in Brunei Darussalam’
Objectives
1. To Support His Majesty’s Vision Of Eradicating Poverty By 2035 2. To Create A Sense Of Awareness Among Youth Participating In This Project On The Importance Of Uplifting Poverty For A Better Living Society. 3. To Engage Our Youth By Fostering Their Social Responsibility With The Incorporation Of Public Private Partnership (PPP).
ACHIEVEMENT
6 Green Exchange Project
implemented
30 tons of recyclable
materials collected
5000 household educated
- n ‘not all trash are
necessarily worthless’
600 volunteer involved 2 Youth Against Poverty
Forum conducted - ‘Breaking the Cycle’
1 SCOT Run Organised
OBSTACLE & CHALLENGES
Mindset
- Recipient too dependent on monthly
assistance from Government & society Lack of Centralized Data Management
- Various, multi agencies data set of
different set criteria