Indonesia Refugee Problem: Building A Boat While in The Water
The problem of refugees has become increasingly prevalent in Indonesia. However, permanent solutions to the problem have so far been unsuccessful, mainly due to the lack of available funding and manpower, but also due to an inability to deal with the source of the problem.
October 2, 2000
Visitors passing through Lhokseumawe will be greeted by scores of children dressed in rags lining the streets. They carry small tins used for begging for small change from passing motorists. They are the children of refugees residing in the Lhokseumawe State Polytechnic campus. The results of their daily toils are used towards feeding more than 600 families living in the area surrounding the campus. "We are increasingly being forced to starve
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