Poso, where everyone is making a difference
As an Indonesian, I have never been to one of the biggest islands in Indonesia, Sulawesi. All these 26 years, I have never been there, but in my 27 th year alive in this world, I finally had a chance to go to Toraja in South Sulawesi and today, I made it to Poso, Central Sulawesi. With the Deaf Community in Poso - Signing "Poso" Many Indonesians may remember Poso as a conflict-torn town. Started in 1998, a riot happened between Christians and Muslims of the area. People died and massacred by the other groups, their bodies were flown into the river for the whole town to see. 80,000 people fled their homes and stayed at refugee camp. The next following years, Poso made it to headlines of newspaper as a famous “terrorist nest”. Suicide bombers, gun fight between terrorists and state army were common sights. So I could not really blame my friends in Jakarta when they gave me a shocked face after I told them where I would be the next couple of days. “Poso?! For