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Underprivileged Youths: SCOT Analysis

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I had the privilege to work as a committee and an intern in a Non Government Organization called SCOT (Society for Community Outreach and Training). I have also met some families who are labeled “underprivileged” in Brunei that were discovered by SCOT. During these visits to their homes, most of the families were open to express their experiences and their emotions in regard to their living conditions. The meaningful experience I have acquired from working in SCOT has helped me to ponder on the lives of the underprivileged families in Brunei. As one of the vital issues that is usually focused in these families are on their economic deprivation, I wish to further investigate on deeper and meaningful grounds to understand the conditions of these …show more content…

Therefore, this research concerns in the matter of decision-making of female youths in underprivileged families. By concentrating on female youths’ decision to serve family responsibilities or pursue career opportunities, it may also help in understanding how the female youths balance their aspirations and responsibilities. Also, strategies initiated from the community is considered as they are able to play a significant role in assisting youths to realize their …show more content…

In Brunei, underprivileged families may be categorized as “underprivileged” based on their average spending consumption expenditure. According to JPKE (2010/11 p1); the national average spending on consumption expenditure in 2005 per head were BND 475. These spending include on “...food; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels; and transport accounted for 60 per cent of the household expenditure” (JPKE 2010/11 p2). As most underprivileged families in Brunei depend on the monetary aid from the government; which is often BND250 (often given to the parent or guardian of the family), this amount falls below the average spending on consumption expenditure. In addition, this money has to be distributed to the rest of the family members in one shelter. Hence, the families who are in this situation may be regarded as underprivileged families. Although there is no official establishment of poverty line in Brunei, this definition helps us to understand in perspective of the extent of deprivation for the underprivileged

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