23-year-old Sumardi is coming from Karangasem, East Bali, and is the youngest in her family. Her father passed away 2 years ago due to health issues and left her mother to work in a traditional market to survive. At the age of 15, Sumardi had to stop her education due to financial reasons. She then found a job as a housekeeper to save some money for continuing her education until high school level. After working for 2 years, she and her mother had enough money to send her to high school. After 3 years had passed, she graduated from high school in 2013 and worked as a waitress in a restaurant. Nevertheless, 4 years of working in that restaurant did not give her a chance for better career growth. Until her older brother told her about the Bali WISE program. Sumardi came along with her brother to apply for our program. She gave up her job to enroll in the program whch will teach her the skills she needs to have a better career so she can support her family.
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