Merry is a Bali WISE student from Flores, she is 18 years old. Merry’s bravery is remarkable; she traveled from Flores to East Java by herself to find a job. She used to work at a bakery store to help her family’s financial situation. Merry’s father has passed away and her mother is a stay at home mother who sometimes farms for extra incomes. She has two older siblings, the first one is an honorary teacher and the second one is unemployed. Merry’s family income is IDR 900,000.00 per month but very unstable. Sometimes, they struggled to find food to eat because they don’t have any money. Merry promises to get as much money as possible, she is not ashamed to work hard as long as it’s legal. She wants to help her mother to open her own culinary business and to help her family’s financial situation.
Empowering Marginalized Women through Skills Education as a means to develop Sustainable Communities in Indonesia.
