Nearly 1.4 billion employed people live on less than $1.25 a day. Rotary members promote economic and community development and reduce poverty in under-served communities through training, well-paying jobs, and access to financial management institutions.
Projects range from providing people with equipment to vocational training.
The Rotary Club of Holdfast Bay is funding two micro business projects to enable the villagers to be more self sufficient.
Kupang is the largest city in West Timor, Indonesia and is surrounded by small villages that depend on Kupang’s resources.
About 20 women from a village Tarus, who are parishioners of a nearby convent have received training in sewing skills using 6 purchased sewing machines.
Another project is connected to a village Oeekam, Soe, Timor Tengah Selatan. This micro business project is the creation of a canteen needing kitchen utensils, tables, chairs and food staples.
