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The role of families and family policies in achieving inclusive societies: Malaysia experiences
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Item type | Newsletter |
Subjects | 300 Social sciences > 305 Social groups |
Division/Agency | LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords | Family, Family policies, National family policy, Programmes, Family impact assessment (FIA) |
Additional Information | Excerpts from Malaysia Presentation at the Inclusive and Resilient Cities for Sustainable Families, 31st October 2018, New York. |
Abstract | With an ever increasing proportion of elder population, today’s family are being pressured to provide multi generation family support, known as “sandwich family”. Hence, Malaysia has introduced a National Family Policy with a comprehensive set of plan of action for the year 2010 until 2020, a complement to the family well-being index. Next, community based intervention program called Family and Community Empowerment Program (FACE) and Family Impact Assessment (FIA) where an evaluation on the impact of family-related policies and program will be accessed. |