Anyssa Satharina Maulida
Assistant Project Manager
Ica has worked in various industries. Her experiences include managing digital transformation projects at IBM Consulting, developing business partnerships at a local digital startup, and leading marketing efforts for an eco-friendly and sustainable establishment. Alongside her professional journey, Ica spends her free time on her personal passion projects to advance women's representation in the STEM field with Femme in STEM and empowering local communities & culture preservation through Kultara. She majored in Business Strategy & Marketing at the School of Business and Management at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
Muhammad Djindan
Research Associate
Muhammad Djindan is a lecturer at the Department of Politics and Government, Universitas Gadjah Mada. He has extensive training and experience in both qualitative and qualitative research. His areas of research include environmental policy, natural resources governance, science-policy interface, as well as civil society and local democracy. Prior to starting a career as an academic, he worked for Oxfam in an emergency and preparedness program, UNDP in a disaster risk reduction policy project, and GIZ in a strengthening women’s rights project. His portfolio is built from combining expertise in academic research and more than five years of professional experience in international development organizations.
Grefi Marchella Nugraheny
Communications Associate
Grefi is a final-year student at Tadulako University in Palu, Central Sulawesi. Since 2018, she has been writing news for several media outlets in Central Sulawesi. Starting in 2019, she became a freelancer in graphic design and managing social media for events for NGOs to improve communication and add value to their initiatives. Grefi is also an environmental activist and works on several programs related to marine debris in Palu Bay.
Dhea Erissa
Communications Associate
Dhea is interested in creating social media content. She has several years of experience working with international NGOs, such as CBM Indonesia and Fred Hollows Foundation Indonesia, on health and disability issues. Dhea is a person with disability who recently graduated with a master's degree in social welfare.
Rini Astriani F.
Project Manager
Rini is a development professional with over a decade of experience working on program management, disaster risk reduction, food security and urban food system, economic governance, research, and capacity building. She has a research background in urban food systems, political ecology in water management, and participatory action research in disaster risk management. Rini has significant experience collaborating with national and local governments, international and national agencies, academia, and youth. Rini completed her Master of Environmental Management and Development from the Australian National University.
Tamiang Tobing
Disability Advocacy Associate
Tamiang is a Jane of All Trades. A certified sign language interpreter with the Pusat Layanan Juru Bahasa Isyarat Indonesia, she supports Saraswati’s disability advocacy initiatives. In addition, Tamiang is project manager for Sunyi Savory & Brewery, a company that provides opportunities for deaf Indonesians to gain skills to work as chefs and baristas. Tamiang has been an Assistant Coach at the Rangers Basketball Academy, which focuses on providing opportunities for deaf youth, and participates in Indonesia’s inaugural Women’s Flag Football league.
Popon Anarita
MEL Associate
Popon has over twenty years of experience in research as well as monitoring, evaluation and learning in Indonesia. During that time, she has worked with local research institutions—including KSI partner AKATIGA—as well as some of the largest international development partners, including The Asia Foundation, World Learning, UNDP and Save the Children. She received her Master of Public Policy & Management from the University of Melbourne.
Yurifa
Marine & Fisheries Associate
Yurifa (Ipeh) has sustainable development, community and marine conservation experience, having worked with the Marine Megafauna Foundation in Bali as both Operations Manager and Indonesia office consultant, with Kopernik in Bali, as well as with The Asia Foundation, Partnership for Governance Reform and Save the Children in Jakarta. She also founded WarnaWarni Kids Banda, a space for children to read and learn in Maluku, and is a PADI-certified divemaster.
Alya Chandra Pinanditha
Assistant Project Manager
Alya has worked in development since 2018. Her interest in people and development has involved her in numerous workshops and capacity building initiatives for various audiences. Working with people from diverse backgrounds, such as private companies, the media, state-owned enterprises, government institutions, rural teenagers, NGOs, CSOs, and communities, has raised her interest in the environment. She initiated and nurtured a youth community concerned in environmental issues and has connected with several youth communities in Indonesia. She has helped diverse NGOs to communicate their projects and campaigns through pop culture and lifestyle entry points.
Dina Mairawati
Environment & Sustainability Associate
Rara has more than 15 years of experience in media and technology, early childhood education and development, gender mainstreaming, youth economic empowerment and green skills. Most recently, she has worked with Diageo Indonesia and UN Women in support of Saraswati initiatives, and has prior experience with the European Union, Accenture, Google, JP Morgan, USAID, as well as various Indonesian Ministries and business associations. Rara has produced a portfolio of educational materials for Jalan Sesama (the Indonesian affiliate of Sesame Street) as well as books, curricula and digital tools to support Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship while at Plan International.
Ratih Eka Pertiwi
Research Lead
Ratih is a public health/development practitioner who has been working with communities in Indonesia, particularly in Papua, since 2009. Her work is mostly concerned with adolescent health, gender and women's health, WASH, health equity, and the intersectionality between health of people and the environment. She completed a Master of Public Health and is currently undertaking her doctoral program in Public Health/Health Equity, working with the local community in Jayapura, Papua. While doing her doctoral program, Ratih has been engaged in various projects. She has contributed to Saraswati research on justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and on in-depth project evaluations.
Melita Oktanawati
Assistant Project Manager
Lita has more than ten years of experience in the private and academic sectors and is passionate about development. She is an excellent communicator and serves as the primary field-based coordinator and communication contact person for several Saraswati projects. In particular, Lita co-designed and manages Saraswati’s plastics and waste management initiative, LAKSMI. Additionally, Lita serves as Area G3 Director in Bali and Beyond for Toastmasters International, an International Public Speaking and Leadership Club.
Yulies Puspitaningtyas
Assistant Director
With fifteen years of experience in development and humanitarian programming in Indonesia, Yulies has been involved in a number of research and emergency response projects across Indonesia and an indigenous enterprise development program in Papua. Before joining Saraswati, she led project design and business development at Yayasan Plan International Indonesia, supporting projects ranging from youth economic empowerment to humanitarian response, disaster risk management, sexual reproductive health rights, child protection, and WASH. Yulies holds an Agricultural Engineering degree from Universitas Gadjah Mada and a Master's degree in Development Studies from the University of Melbourne.
Ghisani Ghina Bakhitah
Design Associate
Tia is a graphic and user interface / user experience designer. She has several years of experience in design for the private sector as well as participation in co-design workshops in support of development innovation (on issues ranging from refugee assistance to poverty alleviation and CSO capacity strengthening). Tia is active in environmental and other volunteer activities, including an initiative with her sister to support marginalized children to learn design and drawing skills.
Andrew Thornley
Managing Director
Andrew has lived and worked in Southeast Asia since 1998. He has managed and evaluated a range of pioneering innovation programs, managed large multi-year democracy and governance projects in Indonesia, advised on the establishment of a human rights organization in Cambodia, coordinated humanitarian assistance to refugee camps in West Timor and worked as an election manager for the UN in Timor-Leste.
Kadek Sudianti
Director of Finance & Administration
Kadek is co-founder of Saraswati. She has managed Saraswati's finance and administration since 2016, including accounting, contracting, taxation and legal matters. She previously worked for several years in villa management before building a successful small business in Bali, which she managed from 2010-2016.
Pratiwi Sukmawati
Technology Associate
Tiwi is a front-end developer and community organizer. She is Creative Director of Ordent, a company that specializes in complex and integrated software solutions for public and private sector clients. Tiwi leads design and front-end development teams. She has worked as technology consultant for The Asia Foundation and is active in the Googe Developer Group community, FOWAB, and Women Techmakers of Bandung.