Electric drill and shoemaking equipment

Gede Sedane and his wife Ketut Supariati have 2 children. Both parents have been handicapped since birth. Ketut can move using crutches. Gede cannot walk but can crawl quickly, with rubber kneepads. In the past, Gede used a wheelchair but can no longer do this, partly because of the poor state of the roads near his isolated house. When necessary, he can get a lift on a neighbour’s moped in exchange for doing odd jobs. Gede is a shoemaker who can make sandals, and a carpenter. If he has tools and materials, he can work at home or on site. A temporary customer makes them available to Gede but this means he is always dependent on orders for a fairly regular income. He could earn more if he had proper tools and sufficient materials available. Gede really wants a good drill so he could make items like bird boxes and baskets for the local market from materials he finds.

APA Foundation has given him a Bosch electric drill and accessories and the materials to make a stock of sandals. APA Foundation’s new workshop and training centre will also assist Gede: he will be able to learn new skills but also teach others as a skilled expert.