LIFE IN NEARBY VILLAGES
MOET Works with communities with the objectives of improving living standards of the villagers. It is from these villages where we do the” outreach program.” The children who attend primary education and vocational skills come from these villages. The poverty level is very high. The increasing number of large families headed by old women forces MOET management to use all available skills and resources to make sure little change is seen, especially on household food supply. Organic farming techniques are applied through Permaculture trainings.
An old woman with her grandchildren, most of them under 10 years old.
Such families mainly depend on farming. Some who have a skill of mat weaving do so to earn extra money as seen in the picture above. The fear is that these old women are getting older and weak..