The story of my PhD on poverty in Brunei Darussalam, a country located in Southeast Asia

Armed with an undergraduate degree from the University of Zimbabwe and a Master's degree from the esteemed Institute of Development Studies of the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, it was clear to me that pursuing a PhD on poverty in an Asian context would be immensely valuable in my journey to becoming a …

Can FOOD DRIVE contribute to the eradication of poverty in Brunei Darussalam?

https://www.facebook.com/annajatshoppingmall/photos/pcb.423416298203764/423416171537110/ Brunei is determined to attain a zero-poverty status by 2035 and is making significant strides towards this goal (see my earlier blog post here on this issue). Through various initiatives, Bruneian NGOs, such as BANTU Services, SCOT and  MKM (Majlis Kesejahteraan Masyarakat), and individual families are supporting the government in its efforts to realise …

Why Brunei Darussalam is successfully eradicating poverty?

Since 2015, I have been involved in conducting poverty/quality of life studies and designing poverty eradication programmes in Brunei Darussalam, Southeast Asia. Thus far, I have observed that Brunei is making significant strides in eradicating poverty.  The incidence of poverty in the country is quite low,  according to the 2010 Brunei Darussalam Millennium Development Report,  …

My latest publication (Book Review): Poverty and Microfinance in Brunei Darussalam

Greetings, I am pleased to share my latest publication(Book review): Hajah Rose Binti Abdullah, Poverty and Microfinance in Brunei Darussalam. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/25166026211015486

Is poverty in Brunei Darussalam unique and relative?

Many people, most of them Bruneians, with whom I interacted at the onset of and during fieldwork undertaken for our poverty study (described here), held the belief that the nature of poverty in Brunei is unique and relative. They stated that views of what poverty is in Brunei are different from those in other countries. …