Asean anti-poverty NGOs honoured

Representatives from both the private/corporate sector and NGOs recognised for their work in poverty eradication across Asean, pose for a group shot onstage with Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (in blue and white batik) at the 3rd Asean Leadership Awards on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication.

TWENTY non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and corporations, one of each from every South-East Asian country, were honoured for their efforts in poverty eradication at the third Asean Leadership Awards on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication.

The awards ceremony was held in conjunction with the 10th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (AMRDPE), which took place the same day.