Veronika Lamahoda, Barns in the Savu Sea
Veronika Lamahoda who has consistently empowered communities for more than 30 years, does not plan on stopping at Bubu Atagamu. She wants to build sea barns in other coastal villages along the south side of Solor Island.
Veronika Lamahoda
Bomb explosions in the middle of the sea felt like a rejection of Veronika Lamahoda’s presence, a woman who intends to invite people to care for the coast. During that one day in May 2016, about 50 explosions were heard. These successive explosions only further fueled the woman’s enthusiasm to save the ecosystem.
Veronika, who goes by the name Vero, came to a coastal village called Bubu Atagamu village in South Solor district, East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara, after hearing that the coastal area on the borders of the Savu Sea had been a longtime haven for fish bombers.