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

Indonesia: Community Empowerment Improves Education Outcomes in Very Disadvantaged Areas

Monday, Dec 10, 2018

Increasing teachers’ welfare has been a priority focus of Indonesian Government efforts to strengthen education and reduce poverty and inequality. National and district governments have allocated 20 percent of their budgets to improve education access and quality.

Yet recent studies* show that improved teachers’ welfare has not led to better student learning outcomes, and that the rate of teacher’s absenteeism in rural and remote areas remains high.