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many families must sell off HH goods during paceklik i.e. lamps, cloth, plates & glass
Susan estimates daily expenditure needed between 2000-2500 daily. for rice, oil, coffee, sugar, soap, spices & occasional vegs - fish comes from the boat

p3 She claims goods gotten on credit from stores 2-3 times more expensive

water from pumps & women must fetch every day
majority illiterate- found none at C. J. who could read or write

she lists another type of fish product, ikan kering

p4 She claims that women get 20 Rp a K at home of bakul (tallies our info.) & would earn 500 Rp for full day's work i.e. can finish 25 K
notes, however, that few women work full-time
most part time, when the need arises, if work available

small no. make terasi & krupuk tengiri


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& home, borrowing money to purchase prawns (( are they still affordable?)) & fish from rich friends or bakuls

net orders from juragan provide only intermittent work - in S. B. takes 1 mo. to make a net & earns 4000 Rp
((my informant paid 3500))
smaller prawn nets made in C.J. more profitable- one net takes 3-6 days & paid 2,200 Rp @

small warungs set up outside houses sell staples, snacks, drinks & sweets
((no supplies?))

p5 high drop out rate after grade 3- in last 2 yrs only 32 of 750 students graduated from S.D.
in S.B. girls work as fish cleaners & look after younger children
in C.J., she says, no employment for young girls & normally many aged 14-15

staple diet rice & fish- seldom buy veg & sell off chickens & eggs rather than consume. 
in C.J. still wash in river

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