Apr 30, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Building the Necessary The latrine project continues, with the sixth toilet almost finished. In addition, two more households have begun construction, bringing the total number of Transformational Community Development (TCD) latrine partnerships to eight....
Apr 30, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Looking For a Solution The Mawa community is still suffering the fallout of the swine virus that swept through the area. Residents are saying that it could be until the beginning of 2024 or longer before they can resume their primary income-generating activity of...
Mar 30, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Healthy Transformation Salama is 49 years old and part of the second group of households working together to gather funds to build toilets in the Polewali Transformational Community Development (TCD) village. Salama resides with her husband, two in-laws, five...
Mar 30, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Looking for Solutions It continues to be a difficult time for the Mawa Transformational Community Development (TCD) village after losing almost its entire primary source of income due to a virus that has wiped out most of the swine population in the area. The TCD...
Mar 10, 2023 | Food, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
A Bumpy Road The road to a community lifting itself out of poverty can sometimes be a bumpy one. The Mawa community was prepared with their business plan to create a revolving loan fund for 15 families per year to start their own pig-raising business. However, a...
Mar 10, 2023 | Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Wellness
Partnering with Neighbors Pua, an elder in the Polewali community, has become an inspiration to those around him. He spent his younger years traveling the country and looking for whatever work he could acquire as a laborer and driver. Eventually, he returned home...