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From Becaks to Coffee

AZWAR Hasan is remembering one day that was the turning point of his life. That afternoon in Lampulo, Banda Aceh, a becak (pedicab) driver came to him dropping a pile of wrinkled and sweat-dampened banknotes. “Bang Azwar, here’s Rp600,000, my savings. Please give it to the tsunami victims in need of assistance,” said Syarwan, the becak driver.

Instantly Azwar Hasan was rendered speechless. The heart of the 37-year-old man felt like it had

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