Nurturing the Self-Made Orphan

The Payung Bumi Foundation in Samarinda trains poor orphans in entrepreneurship. One of the girls can bring in as much as Rp4 million per month.

Tempo

December 3, 2013

A blue tent in the parking lot of Madya Sempaja Stadium in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, was full of shoppers. They were lining up to buy a snack of potato spirals. In the back of the tent, Amanda Dea Vista was taking their money. Occasionally the 10-year-old girl handed them some change. "More than Rp1 million can be made in one day," she said to Tempo three weeks ago.

Amanda is a regular vendor at this bazaar, held every Sunday morning. Once a wee

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