Speaking Out in Adonara
Practical political training makes women in Adonara, East Flores, dare to make their voices heard at hearings with the Regional House of Representatives, and they also learn to study the regional budget.
November 17, 2010
THE debate one morning was pretty tough at the village of Adobala, Klubagolit subdistrict, on the Island of Adonara, East Flores. The theme of the discussion was integrated health service post (posyandu). Those taking part in the deliberations were women and men of the entire village of Adobala. Reading from a heavily-scribbled piece of paper, Petronela Masi Suban, 40, raised her hand to offer a suggestion. “I want every resident to be involved
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