by Kathy Melvin | Presbyterian News Service
Mission Co-worker Dr. Farsijana Adeney-Risakotta helped create the House of Authentic Sense. (Photo by Kathy Melvin)
LOUISVILLE â Economic partnerships open the door for cooperation between Christians and Muslims through the House of Authentic Sense (HAS), Indonesiaâs only fair trade co-op. Like many countries, Indonesia needs development projects that are designed to empower society, especially women, minorities and disabled communities.
HAS was created in 2015 with the goal of becoming a social entrepreneurial unit that enlists Indonesian villagers, both farmers and artists, to create, market and sell products that help communities overcome poverty and achieve social equality.