Mrs. Sutiyah is from the Kowen Womens Group. She has made a lot of progress with her small businesses. She has two businesses with her husband. She makes bricks and her husband sells firewood. She has hired two people to help her make bricks every day. The bricks sell for … Read more
A Volunteer Experience By Caroline Watson After fumbling for the words to tell my bus driver where I needed to be dropped off in Yogyakarta, Central Java, I finally arrived in Yogyakarta on a Monday, after a 17 hour bus ride. Waiting for PPMK to pick me up from the bus … Read more
Dear Lastri and PPMK, Thank you for allowing my family to visit in December. The girls in one village taught me how to make beaded bracelets. At first, I was nervous about how I would communicate. But I was amazed how well I could communicate with the Indonesian families. They … Read more
Keren!!Keren!!Keren!! I often hear women yell these words when visiting local villages. In the Java language “keren” is a stove that is made from clay. Usually they sell this product from one village to another village using bicycles. Amazingly these women are able to bring so many stoves on a … Read more
Mrs. Jumanah makes and sells porridge from place to place as her business. She has been in this business for more than 5 years. Her husband works as temporary labor, but mostly he only stays at home doing nothing. Her profit is around $2 per day. Shes responsible for one … Read more
