Weheldimar Ndimar (32) with Agustinus Ndiken (6) the brothers take clean water that is around one kilometer from the hue for everyday needs. The 2x3 square meter grateful nipa leaves cool the pieces of the wood inhabited by David Ndiken (36) and the three sons John Ndiken, David Ndiken and Agustinus Ndiken.
The Gubuk is located about 80 km from Merauke which is around the border tugu area with a height of 1.75 meters, right in the village sota district sota, merauke, papua.
The family is one of the families living at the eastern end of Indonesia border with Papua Nugini. They live independently, hang themselves from nature. Almost all their life supporters come from their natural habitat results.
Their staple is a sago obtained from local forests, cementtra David Ndiken hunting pigs from local forests that then in cattle to meet their own family needs. David Ndiken gained avocado from planting local varieties umbi and maye vegetable for sale of local compassion.
The umbi and vegetable garden of this family is not how widespread, the land is a border-free zone. But the family of David Ndiken is allowed by local government to treat and scratch the land, but although the results of gardening are not how much. But he encourages his children to get a decent education so that they can change their life line.
Photo and Text : Zabur Karu
