Blessings of the Season
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
To small but creative entrepreneurs, Christmas is a time of blessing. It is when orders for cakes and cookies, for special candles and seasonal decorations, flow in. Tempo English takes a tour of enterprising businesses that capitalize on the special demands of the year-end festivities. Among these entrepreneurs are the handicapped students in Medan, North Sumatra, who produce unique candles especially for the occasion, the special crafts people of Bali who produced Christmas decorations and the prolific bakers of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Their products have made the holiday festivities more meaningful and joyful. A special report on the eve of Christmas in different parts of the archipelago.
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There were no learning activities in the B-Extraordinary School (SLB-B) run by Karya Murni Foundation in Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra province, when Tempo paid a visit there three weeks ago. In one of the classrooms, the main classroom had been changed into a small candle factory: there were two long tables, a rack and two wax boiling machines. Nine children gathered to shape candles and color them. Other children diligently cut the c
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