When Youths Take Charge
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
In some places around Indonesia, there are children who never want to stop creating and trying to move forward despite the obstacles. In Poso, teens support each other in getting over trauma caused by conflicts, as they try to develop their talents. In Bali and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), two youths emerged as leaders in the campaign for children's rights through social networking and websites. Physically impaired children in Bengkala, Bali, remain in schools while continuing their regular jobs to augment their parents' paltry incomes. What motivates these special children? A special report for Tempo English Edition from Sulawesi, Bali and NTT.
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IN Poso, Central Sulawesi, live three children who still suffer vivid memories of the horrors of sectarian conflict. "Before I always wanted revenge against the Christians. I always thought they were hypocrites, evil and cruel," recalled Maylinda Latulola, 15. Maylinda, known familiarly as Linda, is a Muslim girl from Poso, an area that was wracked by sectarian violence for some seven years. She said that she wanted revenge for the death of her fa
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