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Fresh fish

“Due to economic challenges, not only we worked abroad, we currently are selling fish for additional income. It is for fulfilling our daily needs, even though the money is not as much as from working abroad.”

Photographer:

Emiliana Wae Balawala, or Ena, lived in the Tagawiti Village, Ile Ape Sub-District, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Born on 5 January 1982, Ena loves watching movies. Not only taking care her household and farm field, Ena also a cadre who organized migrant worker group called Oto Sela, with Lembata Ikat as their eminent business.

About PhotoVoice: Voices of Women through Photographs

This is  one of 48 photos taken by 21 former women migrant workers, their family members and supporters, who live in six villages in Lombok (West Nusa Tenggara/NTB) and Lembata (East Nusa Tenggara/NTT).  The story of the photo and the photographer profile is available in the image displayed.

Through photos, they voice their concerns, needs and achievements.  They also use these photos to record changes in their lives and the lives of people around them and to communicate the challenges faced in their daily lives.

Their photos were exhibited in two national events: the National Conference of Women of Women Inspiring Change (May 2015, in Jakarta) and the National Jamboree of Migrant Workers (November 2015, in Jember, East Java). A story about them is written by a journalist from Kompas, Meidiana, and published in Kompas printed newspaper on Sunday, December 13, 2015. The trainings were done by a consultant from London, UK, named PhotoVoice.