Historic Vessel Vega

Thanks to Jotun Paints (Singapore) we were able to provide many of Banda Besar's elementary school children with exercise books, and other supplies they need, but many cannot afford.

When you make the equal of only a dollar a day it is often hard for rural families in isolated places to provide their children with the basic materials they need for learning. Often just the cost of transportation to and from school can be prohibitive for some. On the island of Banda Besar people do not have a bad life. Almost everything grows there and there are fish in plenty available at no great effort. The problem is procuring things that need to be purchased with money. Everything must be imported by sea and transportation costs are high. School exercise books, pencils, pens, erasers, and the like are 3-4 times more expensive than they would be in Jakarta. This means many children from poor families often go without.

This year the children of at least one elementary school on Banda Besar have been well provided for Thanks to Jotun Paints (Singapore) who not only donated materials for the students, but also other basics educational materials needed by the teachers as well. Vega was proud to deliver those badly needed educational supplies along with about 1/2 ton of additional educational supplies and 1/2 ton of medical supplies for the health posts and clinics.