Irma Sitompul

December 1, 2023

Irma Sitompul Southeast Asia Program Director An environmentalist and human ecologist, Irma believes that anyone, anywhere can play an active role in shaping a more resilient future. For the past eight years, she has been on a mission to find ground-up solutions that can support communities, specifically those who live in sub-urban and rural areas,…

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Sumilia Sumilia

February 25, 2020

Sumilia Sumilia Region Aceh, Sumatra Affiliations & Roles Early Childhood Program Director for Heka Leka Educator   Tirsana Wendry Kailola is a passionate educator and educational program developer. Since 2017 she has worked for Heka Leka where she started the Early Childhood Program and is responsible for designing and managing teacher’s professional programs of early…

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Growing Concern Over Indonesian President’s Investment Remarks

July 24, 2019

As the 2019 Indonesia Accelerator in Bali moves into its third day of local women environmental leaders collaborating to find solutions to the ecological crises facing their communities, Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo pursues an aggressive, exploitative resource policy approach which threatens indigenous communities, environmental activists, and Indonesia’s famed tropical rainforests.  In a July 14th speech,…

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Farwiza Farhan (Wiza)

June 24, 2019

Farwiza Farhan (Wiza) Indonesia Program Lead Facilitator + Mentor Coordinator, WEA Leadership Board Member Region Leuser Ecosystem  Aceh, Indonesia Affiliations & Roles Founder and Chair at HAkA Environmental Impact Strategist Policy and Advocacy Expert Community Mobilizer     Farwiza is the leader of Forest, Nature & Environment Aceh (HAkA) a homegrown Acehnese NGO, which is…

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