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Chandra Gunawan Seeks Understanding and Inclusion for Deafblindness
Amid his busy schedule, working as a masseuse and teaching theology to people with disabilities in Jakarta, Ch... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Women-led MSMEs – Ready to Export
Are you excited to explore the opportunities available for MSMEs looking to export their goods and services th... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Governance and Public Policy Making for Subnational Governments (Eastern Indonesia)
Australia Awards in Indonesia, in collaboration with SKALA, the Australia-Indonesia Partnership Program for Ba... Read More
Mutia Sari: Making Indonesia’s Correctional Institutions More Inclusive by Collaborating with Organisations for People with Disabilities
A civil servant and a person with a polio disability, Mutia Sari is intrigued by the issue of inclusivity in I... Read More
Woro Srihastuti Sulistyaningrum Uses Policies to Prevent Violence Against Women and Children
Woro Srihastuti Sulistyaningrum believes that working in government allows her to make a greater contribution ... Read More
Heemlyvaartie ‘Lilly’ D. Danes’ Decade-Long Advocacy Journey and the Struggle for Protective Laws
The gradual advancement of women’s rights has a profound connection to the tireless advocacy work being ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Towards a Knowledge-based Economy: Supporting Indonesia’s Research and Innovation Agenda
Are you ready to elevate your career in innovation and policymaking? Seize the opportunity and apply now for t... Read More
Widyarini Weningtyas Bridges Gaps in Children's Public Transport Education with Navi Station
University lecturer Widyarini Weningtyas, known as Rini, dreams of cities that are safe and accessible for eve... Read More
Breaking Barriers: A Minority Voice for Tolerance in Indonesia's Diverse Landscape
Jakarta-born Scholastica Gerintya, affectionately known as Tya, has experienced two pivotal moments that ignit... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Mainstreaming GEDSI in Indonesia’s Energy Transition
Are you enthusiastic to learn how to apply the gender equality, disability, and social inclusion (GEDSI) lens ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Accelerating the Transition to Electric Vehicles for Sustainable Transport Solutions
Are you ready to drive change towards sustainable transport solutions? We extend a warm invitation to submit y... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Building Modern Cities
Are you eager to elevate your skills and actively contribute to the design, construction, or maintenance of In... Read More
Australia Awards Networking Lunch Fosters Collaboration in Grains Value Chain and Halal Certification
The Australia Awards in Indonesia hosted a networking lunch on 1 November 2023, bringing together participants... Read More
Short Course Participants Embark on Transformative Experience in Foreign Policy and Strategic Equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific
The Australian Embassy Jakarta hosted a Pre-departure Networking Reception for the exceptional Australia Award... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Green Skills in TVET
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Skills Forecasting for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on New Technologies in TVET (Policies and Programs)
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Wakhyu Budi Utami Goes from Teacher to Learner to Empower Farmers Through Rumah Mocaf Indonesia
Language teacher and co-founder of Rumah Mocaf Indonesia, Wakhyu Budi Utami, knows that learning is a lifelong... Read More
Arif Setyo Nugroho Gives Back to the Forest that Sustains His Tourism Business
During dark times for Indonesia’s tourism industry, an Australia Awards short course was the bright spar... Read More
Robinson Sinurat: Raising the Skills of Young People to Promote Tolerance and Diversity
"Ain't no mountain high enough" could be a song about Robinson Sinurat and his journey to build ... Read More
In-Australia Program for the Australia Awards Short Course on Water Utility of the Future
We are delighted to announce the safe return of our short course participants to Indonesia at the end of July.... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Leadership for Youth Women Interfaith Leaders
It was delightful to witness the collaboration of youth representatives from faith-based organisations, univer... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Improving the Digital Readiness and Resilience of TVET System
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Dante Rigmalia and the Pursuit of Inclusive Policies for People with Disability
Fighting stigmas that contribute to the social exclusion and marginalisation of persons with disabilities is t... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Indonesia's Public Sector
It was a pleasure to see the presence of representatives from both national and sub-national government agenci... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Foreign Policy: Strategic Equilibrium in the Indo-Pacific
Are you an Indonesian policymaker or analyst and keen to deepen your understanding of foreign and strategic po... Read More
Suryaningsih Wibowo Steps Into the Australian Market in The Midst of Pandemic while Employing Women and Laid-Off Workers
Since starting her snack foods business in her Jakarta home in 2016, Australia Awards alumna Suryaningsih Wibo... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Sustainable Tourism Management
Are you interested in developing your expertise further and deepening your understanding of sustainable touris... Read More
Iwan Jazadi Builds a Community of Volunteers to Support Children's Early Literacy Education
Growing up in a farming family in Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), Iwan Jazadi has been working hard since ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Standards and Halal Certification
Are you interested in enhancing your expertise and understanding of standards and halal certification? Apply n... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Green Skills in TVET
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Digital Transformation – Policy and Practice
Are you interested in the development and implementation of digital policies? Apply now for the Australia Awar... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Principles and Practice of Effective Biosecurity Measures for Humans and Animals
Are you a mid-career staff who makes, influences, and implements biosecurity policies for humans and animals? ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Grains Value Chain Leadership Program
Are you an owner, director, or mid to senior manager from the grains value chain ecosystem with a minimum of t... Read More
Sri Safitri Leading the Journey for Women in STEM on the Road Not Taken
When it comes to digital transformation in Indonesia, the contribution of Sri Safitri cannot be underestimated... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Enhancing Market Integration with Australia for MSME Business Leaders in Creative & Cultural Industries
Are you a business leader (including a woman entrepreneur) of a private sector MSME with a strong focus on cre... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Management
Happy to see our Australia Awards Short Course participants on Sustainable Tourism Management shared experienc... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Water Utility of the Future
Are you passionate about learning the management approaches to water and sanitation utilisation to provide qua... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
Glad to see the representatives of the Government of Indonesia, State-Owned Enterprises, Civil Society Organis... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Building the Capacity of IIIU Management Team
Many ideas, innovations, and collaborations came from the administrators and management team of the Indonesian... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Improving the Digital Readiness and Resilience of TVET System
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Apply Now for the Short Course on Skills Forecasting for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, under the Aus4ASEAN Digital Transformation and Future ... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Climate Finance
Happy to see our Short Course participants exchanging ideas and initiatives at the recent Australia Awards pos... Read More
Tini Sastra, the Relentless Advocate for Gender Justice and Diversity in Education
The alarming prevalence of gender-based violence in Indonesian universities was put under the spotlight in lat... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Indonesia's Public Sector
Are you passionate about promoting transparency and accountability in Indonesia? Apply now for the Australia A... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Leadership for Youth Interfaith Women Leaders
Are you a young woman leader from a faith-based organisation keen to develop leadership skills? Apply now for ... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Renewable Energy
Do you work in the energy sector and are passionate about renewable energy? Apply now for the Australia Awards... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Governing in the Digital Age
Are you an emerging/existing leader from the Government of Indonesia agency keen to learn more about using dat... Read More
Gaspar Nikolaas Tulalessy Promotes Music Tourism in Ambon through Ukulele Community for Kids
The angelic voices of 14 Ambonese children singing “Indonesia Pusaka” (Indonesia the Heritage), ac... Read More
Getting the First-Hand Experience: In-Australia Programs of the Australia Awards Short Courses
Welcome back to Indonesia! Delighted to hear that the participants from the following three Australia Awards S... Read More
Yohan Tangke Salu Promotes Tourism in Toraja and South Sulawesi with Identity, Purpose, and Direction
Yohan Tangke Salu comes from a family of entrepreneurs. His grandfather founded Misiliana Hotel in Toraja in 1... Read More
Mohammad Ismail Bridges Communication between Deaf and Hearing People through Sign Language Interpreters
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, deaf and hard-of-hearing people would often struggle to converse with heari... Read More
In-Australia Program for the Australia Awards Short Course on Capacity Building of IIIU
The group of Australia Awards Short Course participants on ‘Capacity Building for the Management Team of... Read More
In-Australia Program for the Australia Awards Short Course on Climate Finance
Happy to see all our course participants feeling excited to implement their knowledge at their workplaces! Las... Read More
Strengthening Australia’s Educational Links with Indonesia
This article was written by Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh and originally published on the Deakin University web... Read More
Subhan Petrana Seeks to Bring Light to Eastern Indonesia, in a Sustainable Manner
When lecturer Subhan Petrana chose renewable energy as his field of study at Khairun University in Ternate, No... Read More
Apply Now for the Australia Awards Short Course on Digital Technologies for the Healthcare Sector (Including Telehealth)
Are you keen to explore current and proposed future applications of digital innovations in health service deli... Read More
Dr Denny Hardianto Adapts Lessons from Australia to Mitigate Hepatitis in Banten
Hepatitis has been in the news a lot recently, with a spate of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children i... Read More
Dirgarini Subagyono Puts Use Board Games to Make Studying Chemistry in High School Fun and Enjoyable
Surrounded by the subject of chemistry from childhood, Dirgarini Subagyono eventually found herself enchanted ... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Youth Participation in Social Justice Issues
Are you working in the social justice sector and passionate about youth participation and engagement in social... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Role of Government and OPDs in the Implementation of Policy Reform for Inclusive Development
Are you an emerging/existing leader from the Government of Indonesia agency or the Organisation for People wit... Read More
Mohammad Yasir Works on Community Connection and Behaviour Change to Conserve Manado’s Precious Coral Reefs
On World Ocean Day this year, Manado conservationist Mohammad Yasir is reminding us that one ocean c... Read More
Sri Susanty Works with a Community to Make Waste Their Business
Australia Awards alumna Dr Sri Susanty believes that education alone is insufficient to solve a serious waste ... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into APBN & APBD
Do you want to explore how Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is mainstreamed into annual national and sub-nationa... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Gender Mainstreaming in the Public Sector
Are you a civil servant interested in learning more about gender mainstreaming in government agencies? Austral... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Sustainable Tourism Management
Do you want to contribute more to tourism management in Indonesia? Apply now for the Australia Awards Short Co... Read More
Wiwin Siti Aminah Rohmawati Stands Firm in Interfaith Activism
Life has taken Wiwin Siti Aminah Rohmawati to Jordan, Kenya, the United States, Austria and China, among other... Read More
Luthfi Juharta Matchmakes Startups with VCs through Australia-Indonesia Online Speed Dating
Luthfi Juharta graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering, but when he discovered the flourishing startup en... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Renewable Energy Technologies
Do you work in the energy sector and are passionate about Renewable Energy Technologies? Apply now for the Aus... Read More
Webri Veliana’s Environmental Activism Starts with Waste Management at Home
The challenges of environmental activism can be overwhelming. Amid climate change denial, the slow pace of pol... Read More
Beeri Wopari: A Fight to Eliminate Malaria, A Fight for Papua’s Future Generations
In a bid to achieve the Indonesian Ministry of Health’s goal to eliminate malaria in Papua by 2028, a gr... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Sustainable Agri-Food Systems
Do you want to explore the latest innovations and future directions in the food systems and identify the next ... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Public Transport Management in Metropolitan Areas
Have you ever wondered how to mitigate congestion and improve transport service planning and delivery in urban... Read More
Applications Open for the Australia Awards Short Course on Climate Finance
Are you keen to learn future directions in climate finance and support Indonesia’s green economy transit... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Human Rights Leadership to Influence Policy
Indonesian human rights activists and civil society leaders have gathered last month in Bogor to discuss new i... Read More
Dr Theresia Nina Noviriana – Mitigating Tuberculosis in Timika through a Localised and Multi-Disciplinary Approach
Dr Theresia Nina Noviriana and the tuberculosis eradication team in Timika, Papua, have deployed a novel solut... Read More
The Faithful Life of Dedicated Nurse Sr. Adriana Koropung DSY
“I found my life’s calling when I was in junior high school,” said Sister Adriana Koropung D... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on International Business Readiness – A Course for Women-led MSMEs
Exciting ideas to support Indonesian food businesses to succeed internationally have emerged from a workshop a... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Management
Tourism professionals from 15 provinces in Indonesia have shared their lessons and experiences in responding t... Read More
Australia Awards Post-Course Workshop on Governing in Digital Age
Many ideas, innovations, and collaborations came from Indonesian policymakers attending the Australia Awards p... Read More
Gema Gumelar Promotes Mental Health Recovery Through Community-Based Systems
When mental health activist Gema Gumelar spent a year in Adelaide participating in the Australia Awards Fellow... Read More
Tune Map: a participatory mapping app assisting people with visual impairment and raising awareness about disability and accessibility in Bandung
A mobile application started by three friends from Bandung, West Java, is assisting people with visual impairm... Read More
Determined to Provide Better Protection for Migrant Workers, Siti Badriyah Forges Ahead
Winner of the 2021 Promoting Women’s Empowerment and Social Inclusion Award “I am used to... Read More
Percacita: using fabric waste to empower people with disabilities
A social entrepreneurship start-up based in East Java is changing the lives of people with disabilities in mor... Read More
Coordinating Indonesia's Early Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Afrial Rosya, Director of Early Warning at the National Disaster Manage... Read More
Karmila Wijayanti’s Crowdsourcing Effort Sews PPE Suits for COVID-19 Health Workers
Fashion designer Karmila Wijayanti never imagined that her Instagram posts about the acute shortage of persona... Read More
Swietenia Puspa Lestari combats marine waste with data and collaboration
Winner of the 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Marine environmentalist Swietenia Puspa Lestari has witn... Read More
Giving voices to voiceless communities during the pandemic
The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic were an uncertain and confusing time for all, including those who are ... Read More
Laying the groundwork for COVID-19 response in West Papua
One of many health professionals working to prepare West Papua for the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr Victor Eka Nugrah... Read More
Australia Awards alumna leads a data surveillance team in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic
Accurate and up-to-date data has rarely been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic, when health pol... Read More
Stickers helping to solve the tuberculosis puzzle in Papua and West Papua
In Papua and West Papua, a puzzle card is helping tuberculosis patients remember to take their medication, a h... Read More
A women leader keeping start-ups healthy with sustainable growth
Tantia Dian Permata Indah, Vice President of Operations at Alodokter (www.alodokter.com), is helping shape the... Read More
Solving Problems through New Start-up Ideas
For Endra Marsudi, an alumnus of the Short Term Award Start-up Ecosystems in 2019, Indonesia’s larg... Read More
A prosthetic paving the way to a future partnership
When Amrullah contacted Australia Awards in Indonesia for assistance in obtaining a leg prosthetic to replace ... Read More
Banding Together to Support Tolerance
Tolerance has always been an issue dear to Mathilda Agnes Maria Wowor’s heart. Hilda, as she prefers to ... Read More
1000 Digital Start-ups: Engines of Indonesia’s Economic Future
In mid 2019, the Indonesian Government re-launched the 1000 Digital Start-up National Movement, a five-year pl... Read More
Inclusivity through recycled materials
A Training of Trainers program teaching people with disabilities how to recycle plastic and paper waste into h... Read More
Women farmers improving the livelihoods of hundreds through cattle feed
In East Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, fifteen women livestock farmers are inspiring more than a hundred of their... Read More
Coffee certification: Increasing the livelihood of coffee growers
No matter which country you’re from, many of us enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning or when having a ch... Read More
Mushroom Mycelium Technology: a Biodegradable and Sustainable Construction Material
Mycotech, an Indonesian social entrepreneurship start-up based in Bandung, West Java, is creating affordable, ... Read More
The future of work and the skills imperative: global, Australian and Indonesian perspectives
Creating the workforce of the 21st century in Indonesia through embedding skills and education policy developm... Read More
Aruna Indonesia: Connecting small-scale fishermen directly with overseas importers
Aruna Indonesia, a social entrepreneurship start-up, is on its way to lead and inspire sustainable use of Indo... Read More
Interfaith dialogue: promoting peace and tolerance
Not many would pass up on the opportunity to work for the likes of Procter & Gamble, Boston Consulting Gro... Read More
Irfan Amalee arming agents of peace to combat violent extremism
Winner of the 2019 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award For Irfan Amalee, Alumni Awards winner in Innovati... Read More
Nilamsari Sahadewa supporting women's financial empowerment one kebab outlet at a time
Winner of the 2019 Promoting Women’s Empowerment Award Nilamsari Sahadewa, an alumna of Australia Awa... Read More
Rorian Pratyaksa leading the next wave of Indonesia’s technological disruption
Winner of the 2019 Outstanding Young Alumni In the era of disruptive technology, the future belongs to thos... Read More
Palm sugar: instilling pride in farmers on the quality of their product
Thanks to a program spearheaded by Australian alumnus Jufrizal, around 30 farmers are learning how to produce ... Read More
Banding together to eradicate malaria in Papua and West Papua
A group of Australia Awards Scholarships – Short Term Awards alumni from across Papua and West Papua, an... Read More
Bringing Indonesian artisans to the international stage through fashion
Fashion enthusiasts planning to attend the upcoming Fashion Nation event in Jakarta will be in for a treat. On... Read More
A doctor and programmer: eradicating tuberculosis through the help of an app
Kinik Darsono, a medical doctor and Head of the Information Technology and Medical Record Division at Soehadi ... Read More
Tapping into consumers’ spending habits through receipts
Where others simply see paper trash, the founders of an innovative mobile application saw a gold mine of valua... Read More
Inclusive villages embrace people with disabilities in Sukoharjo
In one Central Java regency, people with disabilities are playing a more prominent role in community life and ... Read More
Pelita: A Light of Hope for Tolerance
What happens when women leaders with diverse religious backgrounds gather to discuss tolerance? Recently 27 le... Read More
Birds of Paradise: 19,000 hectares of bird-watching heaven
Not many people have the opportunity to work and travel around the world for most of their lives. Even rarer a... Read More
Opinion: When Women Translate Rights
By Lies Marcoes “Roads, rates, rubbish”. This was councillor Anna Speedie&rsq... Read More
A Startup Giving Overseas Study Dreams a Head-start
Budy Sugandi is an entrepreneur in educational technology and owner of a startup company called Klikcoaching. ... Read More
Nur Rofiah: Diversity Within Diversity
In late September 2017, a number of prominent Indonesian Muslim women took part in a two-week Leadership Devel... Read More
Eresto: Innovating Restaurant Management with an App
In the midst of a boom in food delivery service apps, a Bandung startup is tapping into another opportunity in... Read More
On the Cutting Edge of Indonesian Fashion Design: Friederich Herman Susilo
Up-and-coming designer Friederich Herman Susilo believes fashion should be wearable and well-constructed. His ... Read More
The Yogyakarta Family Bakery Aims to Expand to Australia
It was never in Marizna’s plan to open a patisserie selling Yogyakarta's famous traditional sweet, b... Read More
Working Together in the Fight Against Malaria in Eastern Indonesia
Australia Awards alumni with the common goal of eliminating malaria have come together to learn from each othe... Read More
Indonesia’s Next Top Fashion Entrepreneurs
As fashion and textile designers rethink their approaches to entering the global market, 25 women entrepreneur... Read More
Risk Management as a Tool for Better Governance
Written by Nur Hasni Edited and translated by Australia Awards in Indonesia I had the opportunity to... Read More
Transferring Knowledge on Malaria
Written by Victor Eka Nugrahaputra Edited and translated by Australia Awards in Indonesia Understanding ma... Read More
The Global Exchange: Fashions of Indonesia.
By Stephen Chinnery In May 2016, QUT played host to 25 of Indonesia’s best emerging and established f... Read More
Leadership, Organisation and Management Practices for Disabled People’s Organisations
Australia Awards in Indonesia is proud to support the efforts of those who have dedicated their lives to advoc... Read More
Global Readiness for Indonesia’s Women Entrepreneurs in Fashion & Textile
The fashion industry constitutes a major component of the global economy, employing millions and generating a ... Read More
Sydney, a Disability friendly City
By Zulhamka Dreams do not come true on their own, they requrie hard work. The Qantas Airways flight from So... Read More
Communicating Policy for Effective Governance
Nestled among the lush-surrounds of Bandung Highlands, 27 future leaders working at the Indonesian Minis... Read More
Meet Australia Awards Indonesia Short Term Awardees Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities
The tireless efforts of advocates who have dedicated their lives to understanding people with disabilities and... Read More