“ YOU BUY — YOU DO SOMETHING CHARITABLE ”
is the (almost) famous logo of the first, and still the only, charity shop in Solo.
(It's reads much better in Indonesian; “Anda Membeli = Anda Beramal”)

So, after 2 years in a nice but small and ‘out of the way' shop, the principle had proven that it could work. There were enough generous companies prepared to donate enough stock to provide a reasonable turnover. Sales were enough to cover the rent and also to give full time employment to four young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. There was even enough profit left to provide an average donation of US$200 per month towards the running of the Children's Home.

It was now time to take the next step and move to larger premises in a much more strategic location. So at the beginning of February we started moving all the stock over to new premises in the center of the city, and officially opened one week later. The old shop was about 75m² and the new one is 500m² , loads of space to store and fix up stock ready for sale. At the same time the shop has taken on one more employee, Mas Kodok (the Frog) to help with stock keeping and deliveries.

MURAH - ‘CHEAP'

A veritable ‘Aladdin's Cave'

With the continued generosity of local people and businesses donating stock for sale, it is hoped that more Charity Shops can be opened providing more job training, work experience and employment opportunities for the local disadvantaged young people, as well as a much needed source of income for the Children's Home. Thank you very much to all involved and special congratulations to the Charity Shop Team for working so hard to set up and make the shop such a success.

The Charity Shop Team - Kodok, Emy, Monik, Mul & Eko