New report on Oakland CA Resilient Families pilot

New report on Oakland CA Resilient Families pilot

by | May 2, 2025 | News

“Oakland Resilient Families began with former Mayor Libby Schaaf’s pledge to bring a guaranteed income pilot to Oakland when she joined Mayors for a Guaranteed Income as a founding mayor in the summer of 2020.  With an intentional focus on groups with the greatest wealth disparities per the Oakland Equity Index, Oakland Resilient Families provided 600 randomly selected families with low incomes and one or more children under 18 with a guaranteed income of $500 per month for 18 months. Researchers found improvements in housing security, increased employment rates, better mental well-being and more parental engagement in children’s school.”

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Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025)

Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025)

by | Apr 20, 2025 | Events, News

Basic Income Training 2025 (BIT 2025) is a three-day event dedicated to fostering critical discussions, collaborative learning, and practical design around the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in Indonesia. Held from April 25 to 27, 2025, this intensive training brings together keynote speakers, guest experts, and participants from diverse sectors to examine UBI from multiple perspectives, ranging from theoretical foundations to concrete local pilot initiatives.

This training is proudly organized through the collaboration of several key institutions: IndoBIG Network, BIEN Asia Pacific, Perbanas Institute, Yayasan Perbanas, the Indonesian Economic Scholars Association (ISEI), INFID, RPK, and Kitabisa. Their joint commitment reflects Indonesia’s growing momentum toward reimagining social protection and economic justice. The synergy among these organizations makes BIT 2025 not only a training event but also the starting point of a broader movement.

The sessions are structured to deepen participants’ understanding and engagement. The opening day features welcoming remarks and keynote presentations, followed by discussions on global case studies of the basic income movement. On the second day, speakers will explore the significance of UBI for Indonesia’s socio-economic context and guide participants in designing locally grounded UBI pilot projects. The third day shifts toward forward-looking strategies, focusing on building an actionable roadmap for UBI advocacy. More than a one-time gathering, BIT 2025 will be followed by a series of workshops and the initiation of experimental UBI pilot projects, ensuring that the ideas cultivated during the training evolve into real, actionable programs on the ground.

Please find more details here.