Mother Cleans Graves so Children can Eat

KOMPAS/FAJAR RAMADHAN

Tati Budi (60) while cleaning the grave at TPU Karet Bivak, Central Jakarta, Thursday (17/12/2020). For three years, this mother of four has cleaned the graves here every day.

Tati Budi, 60, immediately stood up when she saw visitors enter through the gate of the Karet Bivak Public Cemetery in Central Jakarta on Wednesday (16/12/2020). She then followed them to their intended grave.

Apparently, she was not alone. There, five other grave cleaners were already ready to offer their services. The six of them began sweeping, uprooting weeds and washing the grave as soon as the visitors allowed them to.