DAJA 2005 Winners - Poverty Issues Category

Winner

Keshab Poudel, Nepal

Cashing the Crops

Nepalese agriculture set to make jump toward commercialization with introduction of off-season vegetables. Farmers have shown that access to markets and infrastructure like roads and technology can transform their centuries-old practices.

Nepalnews, Spot Light Magazine*

1st Runner-up

Chee Yoke Heong, Malaysia

Anti-poverty Moves: Old Wine in New Bottle

The Malaysian government needs to look at a broader spectrum of issues and factors in order to measure the real poverty rate.

Asia Times Online*

2nd Runner-up

Zofeen Tufail Ebrahim, Pakistan

The Glue Sniffers

The Azad Foundation provides shelter and hope to Pakistan’s street children as it tries to wean them off drugs and reintegrate them back into their families.

Dawn*

Honorable Mention

Aida Kosymalieva, Kyrgyz Republic

A Trip to The South

Kyrgyzstanis living on the border with Uzbekistan suffer from a lack of water and information.

Institute for War and Peace Reporting*