Local Solutions To Poverty

Local Solutions to Poverty (LSP) is a Multi-Donor Trust Fund that’s assisting the government to improve the quality of life of poor and vulnerable Indonesians. Through a community driven development process, empowered citizens develop their own solutions to reduce poverty and inequality.

Engagement Area

We work towards improving the quality of life of poor and vulnerable Indonesians through local solutions to reduce poverty and inequality by engaging in the following areas:

Village Law and Community Empowerment

Basic Service Delivery

Using Evidence to Inform Local Development

Turning ‘People Problems’ into ‘Government Problems’: Reflection of an Outgoing District Head in Indonesia

Wednesday, Sep 12, 2018

Seventeen years ago, Indonesia embarked on its so-called big bang decentralization. Almost overnight, responsibility to deliver many public services was transferred to local governments. This was done, in part, with the hope that the decentralization would make local government more agile and responsive to issues facing local communities. However, results have yet to materialize in many locations.