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 Gili
Air - Cultural informations |
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Every
tourist, who lives a longer time in a foreign unknown country, is happy,
when he can find the art of this culture and can have an individual look
with this culture. Many tourists inform themselves with books or over the
internet about his travel destination before they start travelling. But it
is always better to experience culture locally at first hand.
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Possible
solution for Gili Air
L.K.G.A.
will
develop and publish an information brochure for tourists in which cultural
information about the culture of "Orang Bugis" and Gili Air is included.
This brochure will be distributed at the harbour information office.
Samples of
the cultural offerings of Gili Air are: |
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Local music and traditional dances from Gili Air and Lombok. Traditional
dances for tourists will be danced by children of Gili Air. Weekly
performances could give tourists some insights about local traditions. A
small donation, collected after the show would helps financing this
performance. |
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Islamic religions are very interesting, if read about them and understood.
L.K.G.A.
will print information brochure to be handed over to tourists at information
office. |
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Videos are a good possibility to transfer knowledge.
L.K.G.A.
will tape professional video tapes about Gili Air, its environment, its
inhabitants, local culture, the arts and crafts, religion, traditions and
underwater world. These movies can be showed every week to tourists. A small
fee would help finance the shows. Additionally these videos will be sold at
information office and local hotels. Profit will be used to finance other
L.K.G.A.
projects. |
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L.K.G.A.
will support local arts and crafts so that they can produce with their own
hands crafts products, works of art, clothing (woven articles, batiks),
paintings, furniture, potteries, ceramics, etc. These local products will be
labelled "Made in Gili Air". Local production will be controlled and give
work to local people. Additionally from coconuts cosmetics can be produced. |
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Internet
at Gili Air |
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In Gili Air
some have internet access, but because of costs only through old cables and
with 56K-modems. In reality this works only slowly sending and receiving
emails. One 56K-modem is connected to up to six computers at the same time
sometimes. |
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L.K.G.A.
will apply
for DSL-cable licence, pay, use it and rent it to people being interested
(e.g. internet café operators) against some fee.
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Meeting
point |
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L.K.G.A.
will introduce a meeting point in Bangsal and Gili Air where tourists can
leave messages for friends and others as a black board and to meet there.
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Donation boxes |
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L.K.G.A.
will, with agreement of operators of overnight-stay-bungalows and
restaurants put up donation boxes, which are secured and sealed for
financing
L.K.G.A.
activities. These donations will only help social activities,
such as a local hospital and school. |
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Surplus fish and surplus meat |
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To
secure a stable supply with fish and meat, even in rainy season,
L.K.G.A.
will build a freezer warehouse with emergency power supply,
buys regularly from fishers and cow owners' surplus fish / meat and
freezes them.
L.K.G.A.
sells these fishes and meat when needed to restaurants and
local inhabitants. |
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