More good news from Rempang!
To our delight, the Indonesian government stepped in to assist in building the lives of those who live in the Asrama. There was a site under construction with three classrooms nearly half done.
What used to be a plain open field of wild grass is now a sizable plot of land that has some form of a farming infrastructure formed, growing vegetables and melons for local consumption. And of course, if there are extras, the Asrama can sell those!
The huge malls in Batam island (some 45 mins away) own land in Rempang (just the next island to Batam) and has allowed the asrama to loan some 2 hectares of land for their agricultural needs. That's about 20,000 sq metres of land!
We surveyed the terrain and found it covered with a very dense jungle with all the slimy creepy crawlies one can think of! Not to mention, a wet, squeeshy, and very undulating ground! The soil is excellent for plantation, but the cost of clearing the obstacles may not be a practical thing to do!
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