description Projekt Pulisan (engl. version)
Projekt Pulisan
Pulisan Jungle Beach Resort is dedicated to generate alternative sources of income in this remote area of the Minahasa Peninsula in the very north-eastern tip of Sulawesi. In a time back under the Suharto government when the villagers were forced to sell off their land, the project gave a new perspective to the locals. The construction which was finished in October 1999 was entirely facilitated by local craftsmen from the villages of Marinsow, Pulisan and Kinunang. The result is a basic, but charming resort which fits itself naturally into the surroundings.
Pulisan Jungle Beach Resort employs local villagers only and educates them to care for their foreign guests.
In its cooking PJBR tries to rely as much as possible on local garden and forest products such as fruit and vegetables, rice, sago, tapioka and batata, village chicken and fish which are supplied by the villagers. This gives our guests a chance to get into the real local cooking and at the same time encourages the locals to develop a self-respect for their way of life.
Enabling the locals to be fishing and forest guides for the guests is also a means to increase self-respect and being proud of their local ways.
In summer 2000 some of our guests had the idea to sponsor some village children from the poorest families who are worst hit by the ongoing economical crisis. The idea soon found supporters so that it developed into a small village children's foundation which is managed by the resort and financed by guests. Within this project the resort mediates between sponsor parents and sponsored children and their families.
At present 21 children found sponsor parents. With the help of the programme several children already attend lower secondary school, four boys a marine vocational school and one girl even received a scholarship to attend a three years' programme at the Academy of Foreign Languages in Manado. She graduated in October 2002. The others are still primary school level.
In this way guests have the opportunity to give something back to an area and its people they became to love so much during their holiday. And the children are inspired to maximise their efforts and also get a much wider perspective of the world as they had before. They are able to socialise with their sponsor parents and exchange letters.
Some guests contributed creative ideas, so they were able even to raise funds back home. In this way funds could be raised (thanks to band Jericho in german town Kassel) to renovate the lower secondary school SLTP Kosgoro Marinsow which is very important for the region as it can be reached on foot. Sabine and Michael Escher from german Gudensberg sold calenders in order to support the village fund and even created a recipe book for the same purpose which is available now in german and english versions. Programs like this help to protect turtles and will finance a village well in the near future.
Dear Pulisan guests, Please visit www.FIG-Indonesia.info the website of a german NGO which is dedicated to initiate and further development programs for Indonesian children in need. Pulisan with its children's programmes sponsored by our dear guests has just been "adopted by" this NGO!
Katrin
Indonesia, - Tuesday, August 17, 2004 at 05:33:30 (CDT)
Wir müssen selbst die Veränderung sein, die wir in der Welt sehen wollen.
Mahatma Gandhi
FIG-Indonesia e.V.
-development aid NGO-
member org. at
donations account:
Deutsche Bank AG
Kto.: 056 5333 00
BLZ.:200 700 24
purpose:Pulisan