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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty

In 2017, she was determined to get to Jakarta, leaving behind her village in Sumedang regency, West Java. Armed with her jengkol (dogfruit or ngapi nut) crackers, she joined a national entrepreneurship competition.

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Andreas Maryoto
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Imas Mintarsih

Imas Mintarsih is the daughter of a farmer. In 2017, she was determined to get to Jakarta, leaving behind her village in Sumedang regency, West Java. Armed with her jengkol (dogfruit or ngapi nut) crackers, she joined a national entrepreneurship competition.

In the beginning, Imas only helped sell jengkol crackers at the canteen at her school. After graduating, she distributed the crackers to different warung (food stalls).

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naranasrullah
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