Addressing malnutrition among children of public housing community
OP-ED: Food prices are rising, and while most of us think of what a cart-load at the local grocery is going to cost us, it exposes structural vulnerabilities that intensify malnutrition among children, especially among the B40 community. Malnutrition includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, obesity, and resulting diet-related non-communicable diseases.Malnutrition rates in Malaysia are a great concern because the effects are reflected in lower educational attainment and poorer health throughout life. In turn people will have higher healthcare costs and lower-level jobs, perpetuating poverty.
R2C Transitions from Houses to Homes and Communities
BFM interviews Hamdan Majeed, Think City on the Rights To City (R2C) Programme as we try to elevate the quality of life in the urban environment and expand the standards of living beyond just providing shelter.
Key Message from R2C Roundtable #5 – “Towards Public Housing Liveability: From Public Housing to Public Homes”
The final instalment of the R2C Roundtable presented the opportunity for Think City to share its recommendations for improved liveability in public housing. It explored issues and challenges in public housing in Malaysia while obtaining feedback from participants based on the outlined recommendations
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Think City
Think City, IMAN Research, Citi Foundation
Key Message from R2C Roundtable #4 – “When it Rains, it Pours – The Impact of Climate Change on PPR Communities”
The R2C Roundtable discussed the impact of climate change on PPR communities on 9 June 2022. The session explored climate change's impact on marginalised communities including children and provided recommendations for action.
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Think City
Think City, UNICEF Malaysia, Citi Foundation
Towards Better Education, Mental Wellness For PPR Kids
An op-ed piece from Think City MD Hamdan Majeed on the state of mental health among PPR children, its impact on learning, and what needs to be done to tackle the issue.
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Hamdan Abdul Majeed
Think City
R2C Roundtable #3 – “Malaysia’s Malnourished Children: Exploring Place-Based Solutions in PPR Communities”
On 28 April 2022, a roundtable discussion focused on the issue of malnutrition in public housing was conducted virtually. The session looked at the impact of malnutrition on children's quality of life and explored place-based approaches to mitigate the situation and prevent further decline.
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Think City
Think City, RTI Malaysia, Citi Foundation
Key Message from R2C Roundtable #2 – “Education Interrupted – Supporting Mental Health for School Children at PPR”
On 5 April 2022, Think City organised a closed-door roundtable on Public Housing with a focus on education and children's mental health. Mental health experts, researchers, and on-ground NGOs who joined the session shared the need to support the mental health of school-going children at PPRs from community-led initiatives to better political advocacy.
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Think City
Think City, Teach for Malaysia, Citi Foundation
PPR HICOM Case Study
This is a summary of a case study developed to describe the situation and living conditions at the Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) HICOM. The study attempts to outline key issues that impact quality of life within the PPR. The summary document has two parts, a description of the physical, economic, and social conditions of PPR Hicom followed by an assessment analysis of the outlined conditions based on mapping conducted with some recommendations. A full report is accessible as a PDF document.
Think City – World Bank Roundtable “Will the Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) Become An Urban Poverty Trap?
On 5 August 2021, the World Bank and Think City organised a Closed-door Roundtable on Public Housing. The Roundtable was anchored on a 20-minute presentation entitled, “Will the Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) become an urban poverty trap?”, which outlined the worsening situation at the PPR (People’s Housing Projects) and explored possible solutions to reverse their declining physical, social, and economic conditions. The presentation was then followed by an hour-long discussion to generate debate and consensus, and identify appropriate policy interventions.
Think City Housing Summary
The case study highlights Think City’s involvement in public housing research and interventions for the past decade and across ten locations. It shows a broad scope of work, from a small scheme with 8 households to a larger city precinct study. Different approaches were selected, tailored to each community according to the community’s need. More importantly, the case studies show similarities in housing challenges faced by Malaysia’s B40 population, centred on the following categories: standard of living, cost of living, and governance.
