The Village of Mask

The village of mask or called by "Desaku Menanti" is one of the village which located in the city of malang. This village is the vacant land which puchased by the government of Malang to be used as a place of rehabilitation like beggars, children of punk, scavenger and others. The village of mask has a land area of 5000 meters following the provisions of Kemensos, Desaku for a program that Awaits, minimal land provided by local authorities is 4800 meters. Construction of houses and other facilities through self-help residents, because it should not be in project, so woke up cooperation and mutual between residents who will occupy this village. In this village there are 100 masks on display at the hometown environment. The number of masks that, two masks on display with a very large size like on the picture, all mask is the result work of the society in this village.

The program "Desaku Menanti" social rehabilitation programs are homeless and beggars are done based integrated village by emphasizing their return to areas of origin or re-migration. This program is very useful for ex Squashed, because it could improve their well-being with the help of the form of the House habitable. In addition there is help the strengthening of the productive economy for increased well being. in this village people who are homeless and beggars taught how to make mask, this destination is to give the skill for people who homeless and beggars for they life, and also to increase their economy. The access to this village is we can find in google maps, and the transportation that we can use to this village is car and motorcycle, can not use general transportation like bus,and so on.

In Malang, program "Desaku Menanti" started in November 2016, where Kemensos has provided assistance for the construction of 40 homes or 20 chapel for 40 Families (KK) for the citizens of ex sprawl. In addition to the assistance of the home, plus is also home to a number of supplies and funds for the development of the creative economy with total amounting to Rp 1.8 billion. The help of stimulants is expected to be sustainable. Community development and a more intense financial management is performed by a companion, because in addition to change the mental not to always expect the mercy of the people, they also need to be trained how to manage their financial gain from the results of the effort. Is there any training in department of social they included, this is to empower them to live the way of no return.

The concept of empowerment in the tourist village of mask one is selling materials masks to visitors, then in the paint by the visitors. So that makes this village as well as village education. Future for marketing will be made special Gallery, so visitors can instantly see products that generated this tourist village. Currently, visitors on holidays could reach 200 people, for their own revenues have not been entirely because the count in mask village recently formed. For a mask made from fiber workmanship performed by five adults, since chemical-based, kids just repaint it. The paint materials wear paint because most cars stuck in the mask material (fiber). Price of the mask cheapest sold 15 thousand, and most expensive 35 thousand. Will be developed wooden masks to enrich the materials used, and does not depend on one ingredient only.

In this tourist village, not only spot photo, gallery of the mask, but also have a flying fox with the purchases only RP 20 but only once a ride. The tickets price is 5 thousand rupiah for one people, after you pay the ticket the locket will give you the ticket and one cassava chips. The parking ticket it different with the ticket for entry to the village, the price of parking ticket is for motorcycle is only two thousand rupiah, and for car it only three thousand rupiah.

In addition to masks, residents Desaku Menanti also sell food that is made from cassava, as Hamlet, Tlogowaru, Malang, as a tourist, the mask has many natural resources cassava tree. Mothers in this location to process cassava into material getuk, lapis, make, colorful cenil, slurry and other for sale in masks. In addition not only the arts village, but also has a custom or a habit one of him that is at the time I visited this village happened to be there are residents who died there if there is a habit dies after it was announced at the small mosque, adolescents who were there toured village entry to any home with a truncheon and then hitting the citizens residing in the home that will give you the money, or rice or other items to help the families who mourn.

At the time I first visited the village the mask, I feel very exciting because for me this village visitors not just sightseeing spots and enjoy the photos that are there but can also learn how to How to make a mask. not only was I very much agree with the holding of a program like this, because with this program it will be reduced, and the bum in Malang punk not only that the existence of this program then the bum and the punk kids can thinking and being required to have art and is also able to work.
Hope my best wishes for the mask or tourist village called also with  "Desaku Menanti "you can always give a positive role toward society and also tourist visitors, and may continue to evolve and also known by the people of the city the unfortunate and out of town.