Adjusting to the ‘New Normal’ in the Philippines
Posted On April 26, 2021
Contributed by Peter in the Philippines In the Philippines we started the new year with less strict quarantine rules, but because of rising numbers of… Read More →
Let Us Go to Him
Posted On March 3, 2021
Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. Klik disini untuk baca dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Ten years ago, I moved to Indonesia with one suitcase-… Read More →
Mari Kita Pergi Menemui-Nya
Posted On March 3, 2021
Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. You can read an English version here. Sepuluh tahun yang lalu, saya pindah ke Indonesia membawa satu… Read More →
The infinite lockdown
Posted On February 12, 2021
The locked-in youth – minors in the Philippines In the Philippines, a strict lockdown was imposed last March 15, 2020. Only one person per household… Read More →
Labor pains and heart ache
Posted On January 24, 2021
Yasmin* (*not her real name) came faithfully to my prenatal group throughout her whole pregnancy. She is the daughter-in-law of a woman our team had helped… Read More →
Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 4
Posted On December 24, 2020
In the first three parts of this series I talked about the impact of the coronavirus on the livelihoods, healthcare and education of the urban… Read More →
Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 3
Posted On December 22, 2020
In Part 1 I looked at the impact of coronavirus on the livelihoods of the urban poor, and in Part 2 at their access to… Read More →
Coronavirus and the Urban Poor – Part 2
Posted On December 19, 2020
In Part 1 I looked at how the pandemic has impacted the livelihoods of the poorest people in India. Now in Part 2 I take… Read More →