Women and their livelihoods: Sesi Curhat

Women learned skills to protect their businesses from the pandemic at an online fair supported by Prospera. Asri Murtaningsih ran a successful small business in Jakarta before Covid-19 sewing traditional kebaya wedding dresses. But as a result of restrictions imposed to control the virus, all she can do today is make face coverings. Despite this, Ms Asri became the family’s main earner after restrictions forced her husband to stop work as a driver for a ride-hailing firm. “I have faced a lot of stress during the pandemic,” Ms Asri told a three-week online fair, known as Sesi Curhat Jakpreneur Perempuan, hosted on events app Whova between July 13th…

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