The basic necessities

As the next project followed we made a plan for the shopping list.

This time we’d be going to buy milk for the children and for the older people and get some non prescription drugs. We also bought baby powder, cough syrup, shampoo, medicines, pain killers, fungus cream, etc. plus instant milk for all ages, from one month till ten years (160 packs) and milk (60 cans) - the sweet condensed milk for the older people.

As we walked trough the Matahari market, we shopped till we dropped for the Bicak and Ngunut people. We counted a total of 4 shopping carts packed with boxes of milk and other necessities for infant and maternal care . At least ten boxes stacked in the jeep!

The susu (milk) and the medicines were distributed by our team and everybody laughed when Rachel mispronounced the Indonesian or Javenese names. But enough trima kasih (thank you) and appreciation were included in both Bicak and Ngunut.

Milk and medicine distribution in Ngunut.

Bicak kids hold their milk in the children center, Bicak.