Masters of Our Land

DURATION: 07:25
PLACE: Raja Ampat, West Papua
DIRECTOR: Ina Mayor 

Matias owns a homestay in Yandebabo, a family-owned island in the majestic Raja Ampat area of West Papua. From his savings as a sensor operator, he built four cabins with nine rooms. External investors have made lucrative offers to invest in Matias’s property. He has refused those offers as they would only mean more profit for the investors than for the owner.

 

4 thoughts on “Masters of Our Land

  1. Bapa Agus luar biasa skali, saya bangga dengan bapa. Pemerintah Kabupaten Rja Ampat khususnya dinas Pariwisata, tolong adakan program dan pelatihan untuk penduduk setempat seperti bapa ini. Dan datangkan bapa ini serta orang papua lain yng punya usaha home stay untuk datang ke Bali dan mereka belajar bagaimana orang di Bali memenage usaha home stay mereka. Tetap semangat bapa Agus.

  2. Fabulous and congratulations to Ina for telling this story. It’s particularly timely in view of Raja Ampat’s rise to prominence and the subsequent rapid increase in development pressure. To support Paulus, Matias and the Asosiasi Usaha Homestay Lokal Kabupaten Raja Ampat achieve the vision for the future sought by local communities, visit the Asosiasi website at http://www.stayrajaampat.com/ or http://www.stayrajaampat.id/ (Bahasa Indonesia). These non-profit websites provide everything you need to know to plan a visit staying in locally owned homestay accommodation.

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