Dozens of women struggled to carve out different motifs on dried pumpkin peel, last Thursday afternoon. Some of them scoured the peel to make them smooth. Others painted them in a variety of colors. And the result? A pretty candleholder for a dining table.

At a glance the women working in the training center in Muntigunung hamlet, Bali, appeared to be like any other handicraft workers. But, previously they were beggars who used to loiter around U