Poverty and Inequality Analysis
According to a UNICEF report (2021), approximately 80 million children in Indonesia have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than 25,000 have been orphaned.
In this second round of the socio-economic survey, we have once again collected information from 12,216 households that we interviewed in the first round to enrich the data over time.
Previous studies have indicated that children from low-income families are more susceptible to the negative consequences of poverty than children born into affluent families.
This study aims to analyze child poverty from a monetary perspective.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, various development and poverty alleviation programs had shown significant results.
Nevertheless, regional disparities remained a significant challenge for the government in providing quality public services to lagging and/or rural areas.
A subsequent study conducted by The SMERU Research Institute, UNICEF, and the Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas in 2022 aimed to introduce the Child Happiness Survey (CHS) as a foundation and commitment of the West Java Provincial Government to improve children's well-being holistically.
