How Do Gov't and NGOs View Poverty?

AIM to bare survey results of attitudes towards the Philippine poverty situation

RVR Center

On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, the Asian Institute of Management's Ramon V. del Rosario, Sr. Center for Corporate Responsibility will present in a forum the results of a survey of government organizations and NGO officers' perceptions and attitudes toward the Philippine poverty problem as reflected in the specific localities of their anti-poverty programs.

The event will be held at the SGV Hall of the AIM Conference Center from 9:00 am to 12 nn.

The report states: "The poor continues to remain poor because managers of poverty alleviation programs do not have a good and sound understanding of the true operative causes and consequences of poverty. This weak and, at times, even incorrect understanding makes for an equally weak and incorrect poverty alleviation strategy."

The principal researcher of the survey is AIM professor Dr. Ned Roberto. The forum is being presented by AIM in cooperation with the Social Weather Stations and the Business and Social Research Desk of the Office of the AIM Dean.

The panel of reactors will include Hon. Corazon Juliano-Soliman, Secretary of Social Welfare and Development; Ambassador Jesus Tambunting, chairman of Planters Development Bank; and Ms Victoria Garchitorena, president of Ayala Foundation.

Date Posted: 7/22/2004