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Eight women were seen around a giant oven, 150 centimeters long and 50 centimeters wide. This oven covers two kerosene stoves that burn constantly. On top of it, white sago flour is stirred nonstop by hand for over two hours. They stood patiently, wearing transparent gloves, making sure the flour dried evenly. This flour is […]

On a pathway in Buan Kataloka Village, Pulau Gorom Sub District, Seram Bagian Timur District, Maluku Province, three primary school kids were picking up some used plastic cups. They were happily picking up the waste and brought it to a woman.  That woman is Nuruja Rumatiga, born in 1982, known for promoting plastic waste recycling

That morning, four women sat on a plank patio on the side of Rafia Rumatiga’s simple wooden house. The house is located in Negeri Pulau Panjang, Pulau Panjang Sub District, Seram Bagian Timur District, Maluku Province. They were not chilling or chatting, but focused on opening a ripe papaya and scooping out the flesh. The

In a kitchen, six women sat on a concrete floor covered with a mat. There were shallots, garlic, coriander seeds, peppers, cayenne peppers, limes, and thick coconut milk freshly grated from a ripe coconut. Smoke from a wood-burning stove swirled over the ceiling, and a large frying pan on top of it began to release

“What would you do if you had plenty of nutmeg?” Four middle-aged women sat in a circle, on a mat in the shady yard of a house. In front of them, three large bowls, one of which contained water and the flesh of freshly peeled nutmeg. Intimate, full of laughter, yet their hands were busy