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PAKAN, SARAWAK

SPOTLIGHTON POVERTY

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Pakan in General

Basic Amenities

Spotlight on Poverty : Pakan, Sarawak

Gross Output

Employment

Education: Primary

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Education: Secondary

Healthcare

Internet and Connectivity

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Socio economic overview Employment Basic AmenitiesEducation (Primary and Secondary) Healthcare Internet & Connectivity

Let us restore human dignity, giveback voices to people and provideopportunities where everyone cannot only survive, but thrive.

Spotlight on Poverty is a series that aimsto highlight the needs and gaps in thepoorest districts of every state in Malaysia.

What's in this report? This comprehensive report will give yougrand overview of how the district isfairing. Poverty is a complex andinterconnected issue that impacts on otherissues of society. The report will cover the following:

How can this report be used? If you're a changemaker (NGO, association,government led initiative, etc) that isinvolved in alleviating poverty, this datawill help you to make impactful andinformed decisions on where to channeland focus your resources and efforts.

The data will also inform policy makers andcommunicators better understand thestate of poverty in these districts, thusgiving a voice to the voiceless.

Eradicating poverty remains oneof the biggest challenges facinghumanity today and the primaryfocus of Wiki Impact's PovertyProject.

Out of the 17 United NationsSustainable Development Goals (SDG),'No Poverty' is the first. The stakes arehigh, human lives are on the line. It is ofutmost importance that together, as anation, state and community worktogether to eliminate poverty.

End poverty in all its forms, everywhere.

We usually associate poverty with alack of money – not being able to affordto put food on the table or having a roofover your head. While poverty definitelyincludes not being able to meet basicneeds including meals, clothing andshelter, it is also about so much morethan that.

"Fundamentally, poverty is a denial ofchoices and opportunities, a violationof human dignity. It means lack ofbasic capacity to participate effectivelyin society. It means insecurity,powerlessness and exclusion ofindividuals, households andcommunities." United Nations, 1998

INTRODUCTIONP A G E 0 1

SPOTLIGHT ON POVERTY : PAKAN, SARAWAK

SarikeiPakanJulauMeradong

The small town of Pakan lies a mere 45 kilometres from the town of Sarikei. Alarge majority of the population in Pakan are of the indigenous Iban ethnicity.Other ethnicities such as Chinese, Indian and a combination of others put togetherdon’t even make up 5% of the population. Pakan is one of the 4 districts that isunder the Sarikei Division.

Sarikei Division is made up of :

The name Pakan found its’ origins from the pakan fruit, which is a local fruit muchakin to that of a durian fruit. Some refer to the pakan as the wild durian, as it isoften found growing in the wild, and is always smaller than regular local durian.The town of Pakan adopted the fruit as its’ symbol, thus a pakan statue waserected in one of their main road junctions.

Perhaps the most notable mention of Pakan is that it is the final resting place ofthe legendary Iban warrior, Rentap. Rentap was a local hero in Sarawak during thereign of James Brooke, the first White Rajah. Rentap is said to be buried inLumbung Rentap, which can be found at Bukit Sibau. His followers such as Uyu andMedan were also buried nearby at Bukit Uyu.

P A G E 0 2

18,300

Population SizeConstitute of 0.63% ofSarawak's population

21.7 38.1

0.309

Incidence ofAbsolute Poverty

Compared toSarawak's 9%

Incidence ofRelative Poverty

Compared toSarawak's 15.20%

GINI CoefficientCompared to

Sarawak's 0.387

% %

P A G E 0 3PAKAN IN GENERAL

Brief overview of the population & poverty in Pakan

SPOTLIGHT ON POVERTY: P A K A N , S A R A W A K

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Bumiputera97.4%

Chinese1.9%

Non-Citizen0.4%

Indian 0.1%

0.1%Indian

0.4%Non Citizen

0.2%Others

97.4%Bumiputera

2%Chinese

8 2637

Poorest Districtout of 162 districts

in Malaysia

Monthly HouseholdIncome (Median)58.03% less than

Sarawak (RM4,544)

96.7 3,100

Employment RateCompared to

Sarawak's 96.9%

UnemploymentRate

Compared toSarawak's 3.1%

Persons Outsidethe Labour ForceOut of the 18,300

population total inPakan

OBSERVATIONS

With 300 unemployed in Pakan, thenumber is relatively low compared toother districts. But that could also beattributed to the smaller populationsize in Pakan.

The employment rate in Pakan is almostthe same as the employment rate in allof Sarawak.

Likewise, the unemployment rate forPakan and Sarawak are almost identical.

%

9,100 300

Persons in theLabour Force

Out of the 18,300population total in

Pakan

Persons EmployedOut of the 9,100persons in thelabour force

PersonsUnemployed

Out of the 9,100persons in thelabour force

P A G E 0 4EMPLOYMENT

Labour force and employment

3.4%

8,800


NA

Total Gross OutputValue

Agriculture Mining andQuarrying

Manufacturing Construction Service

P A G E 0 5GROSS OUTPUT

The Gross Output Value of Pakan by Sector


NA NA

NA NA NA

P A G E 0 6

4 .3%GARBAGE

COLLECTION AT

LIVING QUARTERS

Compared to 56.7% for

Sarawak

26 .1%AREA GARBAGE

COLLECTION


Sarawak

69 .6%WITHOUT GARBAGE

COLLECTION


Sarawak

BASIC AMENIT IES

Available utilities and amenities for the population

ELECTRICITYSUPPLY

Also 99.8% for allof Sarawak

100%

60.9%

PIPED WATER INTHE HOUSE 39.1%

OTHERS

0%

PUBLIC WATERSTAND PIPE


NAPRIMARY

SCHOOLS

NARATIO OF PRIMARY

SCHOOL TO

STUDENTS

NAPRIMARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS

NAPRIMARY SCHOOL

TEACHERS

NARATIO OF PRIMARY

SCHOOL TEACHERS

TO STUDENTS

79 .1%HOUSEHOLD LESS

THAN 5KM FROM

PRIMARY SCHOOL


Sarawak

18 .3%HOUSEHOLD 5-9KM

FROM PRIMARY

SCHOOL


Sarawak

2 .6%HOUSEHOLD MORE

THAN 9KM FROM

PRIMARY SCHOOL


Sarawak

P A G E 0 7EDUCATION - PRIMARY

An overview on the state of Primary education for

the population of Pakan


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NARATIO OF

SECONDARY SCHOOL

TO STUDENTS

NASECONDARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS

NASECONDARY SCHOOL

TEACHERS

NARATIO OF

SECONDARY SCHOOL

TEACHERS TO

STUDENTS


THAN 5KM FROM

SECONDARY SCHOOL


Sarawak


FROM SECONDARY

SCHOOL


Sarawak

42 .6%HOUSEHOLD MORE

THAN 9KM FROM

SECONDARY SCHOOL


Sarawak

EDUCATION - SECONDARY

An overview on the state of Secondary education for

the population of Pakan

NASECONDARY

SCHOOLS

NANATIONAL SECONDARY

SCHOOLS WITH

DORMITORIES


P A G E 0 9HEALTHCARE

Available government healthcare facilites


THAN 5KM FROM

PUBLIC HEALTH

CENTRE


Sarawak


FROM PUBLIC

HEALTH CENTRE

Compared to 11% for

Sarawak

33%HOUSEHOLD MORE

THAN 9KM FROM

PUBLIC HEALTH

CENTRE


Sarawak

NA 5

Public hospitals Private Hospitals Government Clinics

NA

Beds Ratio of beds topopulation

NA

NA


P A G E 1 0INTERNET & CONNECTIV ITY

Internet facilities available to the population

MOBILE PHONE

93.9%

69.6%

SUBSCRIPTIONINTERNET AT

HOME

PAY TV CHANNEL

52.6%

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INTERNET

CENTRES

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INTERNET

CENTRES0RURAL

INTERNET

CENTRES

Compared to

98.2% for Malaysia

Compared to

90.1% for Malaysia

Compared to

75.8% for Malaysia


P A G E 1 1DEFINIT IONS

An explanation of the terminologies used in this Spotlight

<0.2 = perfect income equality0.2-0.3 = relative equality0.3-0.4 = adequate equality0.4-0.5 = big income gap>0.5 = severe income gap

Absolute poverty- "The most severe type of poverty where there is a severe deprivation of basichuman needs, including food, safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, health, shelter, education andinformation. It depends not only on income but also on access to services.” (UN 1995 report of theWorld Summit for Social Development)

Relative Poverty- It is when impoverished households earn 50% less than the national medianhousehold incomes. This means that the household does have money, however they do not haveenough money to afford anything other than the basics. This type of poverty is also dependant onthe economy of the country, and as such is subject to change from time to time.

GINI Index- It is defined as the measure of statistical dispersion intended to represent the incomeinequality within a nation. It is calculated using a specific formula and the results determines thedifferent levels of income inequality.

GINI Index:

The bigger the number of the GINI index, the more severe the income inequality. Anything less than0.2 represent perfect income equality, while anything higher than 0.5 represents a severe incomeinequality. Any number between 0.2 and 0.3 is considered an adequate safe value. A value of 0.4 isconsidered the warning level that immediate action must be taken to reduce income inequality.

P A G E 1 2DEFINIT IONS

An explanation of the terminology used in this Spotlight

Labour force- It represents the group of people in the population that are currently actively lookingfor work, or already working.

Outside labour force- Refers to the group of people that are not actively looking for work. Example :Pensioners, school children, infants, and housewives.

Employed force- The group of people within the population that are currently working for pay at leastone hour per week.

Unemployed force- The group of people within the population that are currently able and looking forwork, but not yet hired.

Gross output- “The total output of a firm, industry, or economy without deducting intermediatecosts.” (Collins Dictionary)

This means that the Gross Output of an industry is the immediate value of their output/sales, withouttaking into account the cost of labour and production.

P A G E 1 3REFERENCES

A list of all the sources used to gather data and information

Malaysia, Department of Statistics. (2019). LAPORAN SURVEI PENDAPATAN ISI RUMAH DAN

KEMUDAHAN ASAS MENGIKUT NEGERI DAN DAERAH PENTADBIRAN: SARAWAK.

Department of Statistics Malaysia.(2019). MY LOCAL STATS PAKAN, SARAWAK 2019.

Department of Statistics Malaysia.(2019). Penemuan Utama Malaysia.

Sarawak@ A glance. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.dosm.gov.my/v1/index.php?

r=column/cone&menu_id=clJnWTlTbWFHdmUwbmtSTE1EQStFZz09

Stats GeoPortal. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://statsgeo.mycensus.gov.my/geostats/mapv2.php?m=1

Employment - Labour force - OECD Data. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://data.oecd.org/emp/labour-force.htm

Extreme poverty. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_poverty

Gini coefficient. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

Gross output definition and meaning: Collins English Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/gross-output

Relative vs Absolute Poverty: Defining Different Types of Poverty. (n.d.). Retrieved from

https://www.habitatforhumanity.org.uk/blog/2018/09/relative-absolute-poverty/

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