All articles filed in poverty

By Jade (as told to Filzah) __ The conversation was in Malay and English. The conversation has been edited for readability and length.  F: Hi Jade, thank you for agreeing to speak to me. Our theme for this blog series is on income inequality. So let’s start with your work history first lah. When you…

By Chahaya co-written with Mei.__ In 2018, I met Chahaya through a mutual friend. Chahaya has always lived in financial precarity and the pandemic made things worse. Her husband had his hours cut and her children had to shift to online learning, which increased her electricity bills. Her family was thrown into debt again, unable…