Nationality Indonesian Role Writer Years active 2005 - present Education Binus University | Organization Sinergi Muda Books DreamCatcher Name Alanda Kariza | |
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Born 23 February 1991 (age 33) ( 1991-02-23 ) Jakarta, Indonesia Known for Initiating the Indonesian Youth Conference Parents Firman Maulana, Arga Tirta Kirana | ||
Alanda kariza indonesia young author voices on social justice
Alanda Kariza (born February 23, 1991 in Jakarta, Indonesia) is an Indonesian writer, youth advocate, and social entrepreneur. She initiated the Indonesian Youth Conference as a tool for young people in Indonesia to speak up and address their aspirations.
Contents
- Alanda kariza indonesia young author voices on social justice
- Creative Talk with Alanda Kariza Creative Writing in the digital age
- Education
- Youth Advocacy Leadership
- Recognition
- References
Creative Talk with Alanda Kariza : Creative Writing in the digital age
Education
Alanda graduated from Binus University with a bachelor's degree in economics, majoring in international business. She received the Grand Scholarship for three years and Academic Merit Scholarship from the institution. She is currently completing her master's degree in behavioural economics at the University of Warwick, England, with the Chevening Scholarship. She is also an alumnus of Global Changemakers, One Young World, and a part of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers. Alanda completed a one-year fellowship at The DO School and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
Youth Advocacy & Leadership
In 2009, Alanda was appointed to represent Indonesia in British Council's Global Changemakers Guildford Forum 2009 Following her initial involvement in the Global Changemakers, which is an international forum of young activists, she also represented Indonesia in the Global Changemakers at the G-20 London Summit where she got the chance to address young people's unprecedented solutions for the Financial crisis of 2007-2010 to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the President of Mexico Felipe Calderón, the President of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, as well as other prominent figures such as Cherie Blair, David Miliband, and Hassan Wirajuda. Alanda has also presented her views on youth issues in front of the Pontifical Council for Culture, International Labour Organization, and World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos.
Recognition
Alanda became the youngest among Media Indonesia's 40 Most Influential People in 2010. On early 2010, Kariza received the ASHOKA Young Changemakers Awards 2010: Innovation in Clean Water and Sanitation due to her voluntary work through The Cure For Tomorrow.