An ILO/UNDP project to help women in Jayawijay, Lani Jaya and Yahukomo regencies of Papua, Indonesia become entrepreneurs to help lift them out of the poverty line.
There is an old proverb in Papua; Nyeki Awa Loh Halok, Nyape Awalok Hat, or “If the hand does nothing, the mouth will be not chewing”.
It is a saying Serlina Wenda knew only too well - with a husband, a grandmother, a sister, and six children to feed. As an indigenous Papuan woman she was expected to focus on providing food for her children and serving her husband. But - like many women in traditional, patriarchal societies - her low status in the tribal hierarchy and poor education meant she was treated as second-class member of society, playing no part in decisions or her community’s development process.
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