Of the five administrative cities of the Special Capital Region (DKI Jakarta), East Jakarta has the second-highest number of people living below the poverty line, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. My minibus trip to East Jakarta has taught me about poverty and inequality more than books and lectures have ever done. The journey turned […]
Author Archives: Namira Samir
Namira Samir is Founder & Director of JUSTIN (the justin.org) — a platform created to produce and disseminate authoritative writing and analysis on global social justice affairs. Namira is currently pursuing a PhD in Development Policy & Management at The University of Manchester.