Cum Ahmawati, Illuminating Those Who Struggle
Cum Ahmawati, 47, is not a woman who easily gives up. Wati’s life and the hanjeli are now inseparable, both wishing to keep illuminating those who are struggling to go on.
Cum Ahmawati
Cum Ahmawati, 47, is not a woman who easily gives up. The resident of Waluran village, Waluran district, Sukabumi regency, West Java, was once a migrant worker who experienced domestic violence. However, she has been awakened and now explores the potential of her village through hanjeli or adlay plants.
On Thursday, Aug. 5, the sun was blazing in Waluran, 300 kilometers from Jakarta. The heat was burning the skin. Yet “Wati”, as Cum Ahmawati is commonly called, seemed unaffected by the condition. The guide chief coordinator in the Hanjeli Tourist Village in Waluran didn’t budge. She was answering some questions about hanjeli (Coix lacryma-jobi) asked by participants of the hybrid summer program from the Faculty of Geological Engineering, Padjadjaran University. Thirteen foreign students from China, Japan and Malaysia joined the program.