Refugees Trained Making Crafts

Training continues to be held in New Market EvacuationLocations Porong, Sidoarjo. Monday (10 / 7) today, November 10, Command Post Iinstitut Technology (ITS) Surabaya conductskills training for girls and women refugees. This activity aims tohone the skills of displaced citizens who have the potential toincrease income.
ITS officers of the Faculty of Engineering Command PostShipping, Januar Adi, in New Market Porong on Monday (10 / 7) said, a variety of skills to make handicrafts prepared by the ITSteam. Among them make the place of paper towels, pencil holder, piggy bank, and lampshades. The material required isnot hard to come by, simply from cardboard, sand, shells, and a little coloring. "We are holding this training in the hope thatrefugees could soon be independent as well as the potential tobe a small business in their respective environments," he said.
Making crafts is more focused on the basic materials of sand.This is because one can make thousands of sandbags and canadd a beautiful handicraft products made. "Our black sandimported from Malang, is a white sand imported from Madura,"he said.
His coach Klewor Arif, one of the crafters who already have many built home industry and has been able to market its products to foreign countries such as Malaysia and Spain.
According to plans, will sell crafts made ​​by refugees and the results will be returned to the refugees. Place paper towels USD 30 thousand, piggy Rp 7,500, Rp 10 thousand frames,phonebook Rp 2,500 and Rp 30 thousand pencil.
Suhartati, one participant from the Village Kedungbendoadmitted very pleased with the training. In accordance with theprofession as an elementary school teacher, he was determined to teach these skills to the students. (Mdj / sti)