Description: Families use this study visits to a nearby, progressive village to compare ideas and experience in relation to their own family enterprises. Topics discussed might be on best practices in agriculture, livestock, fisheries, home industry etc. Members share and receive advice on new technologies and methods of refining their own business ideas
Project Location: Sendang Mulya Sari, Abuki, Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi - Indonesia
Donors of this Micro Project: a. Mr. T. Beresford, London, UK, 1 May 2008, £10 via Facebook Campaign
b. Mr. H. Burn, London, UK, 2 May 2008, £20 via Facebook Campaign
Budget £110 Project funds received so far: £85. Amount outstanding £25
Description: Mrs. Majeeda Bibi has been engaged in Reed Weaving manufacturing for many years. Reed weaving makes a local product called “Chicks”, which are woven reed panels, used for housing partitions, walls and roof coverings. The chicks are being used in rural areas as they provide cover and protection to the roof, which during the summer times has a cooling effect.
Mrs. Majeeda Bibi learned the art of making during her childhood from her father. Now she is using her skills to earn income for the family. However, she does not have ample capital to purchase her own raw materials to manufacture chicks. At the moment she is making chicks for a business man who is providing her with all the raw materials required in manufacturing the chicks. She is however now just a labourer not the family enterprise owner that could help move her out of poverty
Description: Women are taught how to make steamed catfish in banana’s leaves. This is a local favorite meal for lunch in Cogreg village, Bogor, West Java. Through this skill, women can develop their own skills to make this dish and others new recipes for their families providing vital nutrition from this low cost raw materials
Project Location: Cogreg, Ciseeng, Bogor, West Java - Indonesia
Description: Through the training of fish shredded, females villager of Pusana Village find and start an alternative business which is expected to support increasing of economic income for families, by using raw material of fish that grown in large amount in Pusana Village. Within this training a worthness analisis of fish shredded of family member. Equipment to be used will be handed over and run together by member of family group, where this equipment is kitchen equipment.
Project Location: Puasana, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi - Indonesia
Description: MicroAid Projects is international small development network whose mission is family enterprise development in poor communities. By providing the poorest families with the means to build livelihoods for themselves, they can start to move out of poverty.
MicroAid Projects provide enterprise skills training and work experience; local market surveys and visits; support of family enterprise materials and grants; self-help groups’ organisation; local community facilitation. The operations of the regional office in Indonesia and a dedicated team of local staff require regular support to continue this valuable, hand on service to both low income families and their supporting donors.
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Description: This activity is a simple work, which can be worked by woman and the children. This activity is the practice work, and includes the alternative work for woman who can help the income generating of family.
Project Location: Paruman, Maumere, Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara - Indonesia
Description: This training is for decorating stopples (bottle corks etc) so the items have a high selling value. We learn how to make stopples looks attractive and colourful and ready for use for Christmas gifts or other occasions
Project Location: Argorejo, Sedayu, Bantul, D.I. Jogjakarta - Indonesia
Description: Young people learn how to make attractive wall decorations.
Through these new skills, young people can make wall decorations and are ready to start small business selling wall decorations to local homes and in the market
Project Location: Kadipaten, Kraton, Yogyakarta - Indonesia
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