Indonesia - Semester 1, 2008 Recipients
Dania Rari Pratiwi
Host University: Murdoch University
Co-sponsor: IDP Education Australia
Dania loves to do community activities, both locally and
internationally. Since she was little she wanted to work for the
United Nations. At the moment she is involved with volunteering
organisations like UNICEF and “Children of Abraham”. On 2006, she
represented this last organisation at “The Second World Congress of
Imams and Rabbis for peace”. Also in Indonesia, her country, she
participates in collecting books for children and retyping some
that are later printed in Braille. She believes studying in
Australia will help her to understand the meaning of cross-cultural
friendship and understanding.
Fitria Pratiwi
Host University: Queensland University of Technology
Co-sponsor: AusAID
Fitria studies medicine and her major concerns are focused in
three areas: environment, medicine and social aspects. She is a
blood donor, she forms part of a rescue team at the medical faculty
of Trisakti, her current university, and promotes preventive
medicine. She is an active member of Green Peace and the Bayer
Young Environmental Envoy and she the meaning of cross-cultural
friendship and understanding. Studying in Australia will sharpen
her analysis on many social issues that exist in her country like
health, poverty and education.
M Solihin Fikri Dani
Host University: University of Canberra
Co-sponsor: IDP Education Australia
Fikri is an active student in the Department of Communication
Studies at the Faculty of Social and Political Science in Gadjah
Mada University, Indonesia. As a final year student, he is still
involved in various youth activities such as scouts at Gadjah Mada
University, Peace Generation Community, Balairung Student Press,
Corps of Communication Students, and also member of Young Moslem
Intellectual Group, focusing on preparing a better future for the
next generations. As the person in charge of the Peace Generation,
he has been involved in holding peace activities such as the Annual
International Peace Camp for Students and the Children Trauma
Healing especially for earthquakes victims in Yogyakarta, 2006.
Besides that, as Chairman of Scout of Gadjah Mada University, he
has held social activities in a little village, Ngroto, Kulon
Progo, Indonesia; as free medical service for poor people, outbound
for children, training for handicraft holder, etc. He believes
studying in Australia will allow him to have a better understanding
of his country and social condition.
Ratu Ayu Asih Kusuma Putri
Host University: University of Notre Dame
Co-sponsor: AusAID
Ratu Ayu is a student of International Relations and she is
mainly focus on human, societal and environmental security
problems. She contributes to the solution of them by fund raising
activities to support UNICEF or other charity programs and
campaigning for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Ratu Ayu became a
freelance transcriber for ProPatria Institute which constantly
makes security policies and recommendations for the government in
order to achieve a better life for Indonesian people. She hopes
that while she studies in Australia she can build a global linkage
and mutual understanding among youth from different nations about
security issues and it will support her objective working for
international NGO’s or United Nations Agencies.
Rinnay Nitrabening Wahyunnisa
Host University: Central Queensland University
Co-sponsor: Queensland Education and Training International
Rinnay Nitrabening Wahyunnisa is a student of International
Relations Department at the University of Indonesia. She is taking
International Political Economy as focus study and has a deep
concern about poverty issues. Rinnay has been involved in helping
new students of the International Relations Department who need
financial aids to get scholarships or cut in their tuitions. She
was chosen as a semi-finalist of 2007 ASEAN Youth Ambassador. Her
goal is to be Minister of Economy so she can contribute
significantly to overcome poverty problems in her country. Rinnay
believes studying in Australia will give her new perspectives in
the way of thinking that could make her wiser.
Tirza Reinata
Host University: University of Notre Dame
Co-sponsor: AusAID
Tirza is a third year student of Communication Studies who is
always eager to debate and discuss about media, gender and minority
rights. Tirza has been active since high school where she joined a
lot of debating championships; she also has an extensive experience
organizing competitions such as Jakarta League 2004 and Founder’s
Trophy British Parliamentary Debate in 2005. She is also involved
with Indonesian NGO for critical thinking, ACT (Association for
Critical Thinking) and became the Deputy Project Officer for
Indonesian Schools Debating Championship, where she plans the most
prestigious debating tournaments for students from all over
Indonesia. She believes in the power of words, and hopes to make a
difference in the world by becoming journalist and promoting
tolerance as well as respect to other people, especially women,
people with sexual diversities, the poor, and other disadvantaged
ones.
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