UGM alumni sells subsidized meals

UGM alumni sells subsidized meals

YOGYAKARTA: The Gadjah Mada University (UGM) alumni
association is selling low-cost lunches to the public at a price
of just Rp 400.

Not surprisingly, the association's secretariat on Jl.
Pancasila, Bulaksumur, is always crowded at noon with a long line
of people waiting to purchase the meals.

Those waiting in line come from a variety of backgrounds --
from students to becak (rickshaw) drivers.

At the moment, however, the association can only afford to
provide 200 meals a day.

Mrs. Utari Koentowibisono, the project's organizer, said the
association subsidized the meals at a cost of Rp 350 each.

"So each day we have to cover a financial loss of about Rp
70,000," she explained. The subsidy comes from funds donated by
association members.

She said the association had enough money to subsidize the
low-cost lunches for another two months, indicating they had Rp
4.05 million in donations still available for the project. (44)