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For
the following
two weeks
stay in Yogyakarta Warjiyo
became our guide.
At the time
he would
cycle some
15 miles
from his
home in Bantul
on the coast
to Yagya
every day
to ply his
trade. After
a hard days
labour he
would then
cycle 15
miles home
again. As
time passed
by, myself
and my wife
Rachel, found
ourselves
returning
to Yogya
more frequently
to buy batik
paintings
and other
crafts for
the business,
Warjiyo was
becoming invaluable
to us as
an agent
- his knowledge
of the area
and it’s
local suppliers
was unsurpassed.
To us, he
was like
a Yogya equivalent
of the London
cabbie. Nine
years ago
he decided
to set up
his own small
workshop
to make Mahogany
furniture
for us. Since
then, both
our businesses
have grown
and he
now employs
47 workers making
all of our
Rustic Teak
furniture. A
devout Muslim
and a quiet
man, Warjiyo
has a wife
Sri and four
children.
Effie, his
eldest child,
is 18 and
hopes to
go to university
to become
a doctor.
Warjiyo is
a respected
man in his
home village
and following
a recent
pilgrimage
to Mecca,
now has the
status of
being a ‘Haji’. We
are proud
that we have
seen his
situation
improve dramatically
over the
last 18 years
and are also
grateful
to have found
a man of
such integrity
that we
can trust.
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