Gezinshuis Kupang op Timor

Timor is a rugged, dry island and one of the poorer regions of Indonesia. There is little work, and many people look for work on other islands or abroad. Families are under pressure as a result.

The Setia Kupang family house stands in the farming area just outside Kupang. Children, with or without a parent, find temporary and safe shelter there and can go to school. There is room for twenty people; in the hall they eat together and the children do their homework.

The family house runs largely on farming. On one hectare of land grow shallots and maize, there is an orchard, there are pigs and chickens and two fish ponds. The yield is for the family house, and residents learn first-hand how to set up something of their own.

The income is not yet always enough. Until the first pigs are sold in August, about €250 is needed each month for groceries, school fees, animal feed and the salaries of three staff. We also keep a small reserve for costs the farm does not cover, such as a bicycle or clothing for school-age children.

Would you like to support the residents in this way? Then they know that someone is thinking of them, in a world that worries about very different things.