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With 40.2 million Indonesians between 15 and 24 – or 17% of the country’s population – youth are a large constituency… and Alanda Kariza, author, Indonesia’s 2006 CosmoGIRL! of The Year, and prolific community activist, is launching the country’s first ever youth conference. The Indonesian Youth Conference 2010, which will take place in July 2010, will bring together youth from all 33 provinces in Jakarta to discuss concerns, exchange ideas, and come up with solutions for the betterment of Indonesia.
The idea was born when Alanda, who studies International Business at Binus International University in Jakarta, participated in the 2009 Global Changemakers Youth Summit, where she listened to her peers from other countries talk about youth engagement in their home countries and realised that there were no opportunities for young people in Indonesia to really be heard.
Later that year, the project was given a big push when she, in her function as Global Changemaker, met with the President of Indonesia at the G20 London Summit. “Being able to meet the President of Indonesia and his colleagues at the London Summit allowed me to ask for their support in running the Indonesian Youth Conference, and that made a big difference.”
An experienced organiser and campaigner who has done volunteer work since she was 15, Alanda quickly built a team of people to help her run the conference. She currently has volunteers working on IT, finance, logistics, media—the website has been visited by 106,264 people to date, and has been featured in more than 15 magazines and newspapers and on the radio–, design, PR, sponsorship and more.
Thousands of young people around Indonesia are now busy using the conference’s media tools (its website, Facebook, Twitter and others) to make their voices heard and make sure the issues they are concerned about (some 50 essays with suggestions are published on the website every month) are on the July agenda. “Since I was selected for Global Changemakers, a lot of people have come to respect what I do and are willing to support me because they now believe that I am one of those people who can actually make change,” says Alanda.
– British Council Global Changemakers Annual Report 2009/2010
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wets wets wets. alanda ;p
26 Mar 08 at 2:15 pm
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amazing girl!
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kaak,,mau tukeraan link gaak??
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wow kamu hebat dan pinter :)
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OMG…. I read ur book like 2 years ago I guess, and ternyata lo kenal my friend, Debra? What a small world yaa :)
Anyway, salam kenal : D
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kadang kalau kita ngeliat ke bawah terus, kita jadi nggak sadar kalau ada yang jauh lebih tinggi di atas kita. setelah ngeliat, baca, dan mendalami blog ini beserta penulisnya yang ngga cuma cantik tapi juga SUPERMULTITALENTED. saya jadi lebih terinspirasi buat nggak ngomong doang, tapi juga bikin aksi!
seneng bisa baca dan tau tentang blog ini. termasuk juga yang satu lagi, yang lacuna. :p keduaduanya bagus dan keren. hehe. oh iya, punya ym/instantmessaging yang lain ga? saya penasaran pengen tuker pikiran sama kamu, alanda! :)
p.s. mau dong gabung tcft!
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you’re such a good writer :)
senang membaca post-post blog ini tiap kali update8 Sep 08 at 11:53 am
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i have a celeb friend jihihihihi, dang it!
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hello! mampir yiaa
salam kenal
:)31 Oct 08 at 5:26 pm
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salam kelan eniwey :D
2 Nov 08 at 5:06 pm
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landa, gimana caranya bisa apply jadi reporter di jakartaconcerts?
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hebat banget sih kak alanda,umur 14 sudah menjadi penulis.saya salut dan ingin belajar dengan kak alanda.
cheers :)18 Nov 08 at 4:15 am
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Hai alanda..
Salam kenal..
Such a great blog..
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Heii, nice blog :)
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your blog is great ! love to read it :)
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Thanks for the love!
26 May 09 at 11:19 am
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hi :) thanks for the (bunch of) comments ;) really surprised you know sutan sjahrir : D
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Of course I know him! Who doesn’t?
29 May 09 at 3:12 pm
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Wow, I feel very honoured reading this comment. Thank you so much Iyo. I have sent e-mail. :)
4 Jun 09 at 10:38 am
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Thanks for reading my book – it’s a bad one though. :( Yes, I know Debra. She is so talented. Salam kenal juga.
4 Jun 09 at 10:43 am
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You should be our friend. Join the forum. If you are active (and can prove that you write well), they will ask for your help eventually. And it’s not a “job”, it’s a voluntary thing. Hope that helps.
4 Jun 09 at 10:44 am
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Kamu berlebihan deh, Karina. :) Terima kasih, ya.
4 Jun 09 at 10:45 am
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Hai, Achie. Salam kenal juga. Thanks for the love.
4 Jun 09 at 10:46 am
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Thank you.
4 Jun 09 at 10:46 am
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Salam kenal juga. ;)
4 Jun 09 at 10:47 am
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Terima kasih.
4 Jun 09 at 10:49 am
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Ajarin motret dong, Mas Deni. :)
4 Jun 09 at 10:49 am
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Hi!
I like ur blog..
btw, I’m tantri saraswati..nice to meet u!
and see u in Model ASEM 2009!Anin
7 Jun 09 at 2:16 pm
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Thank you! Yay! See you there! Congratulations :)
7 Jun 09 at 2:55 pm
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hi alanda..
blog yg luar biasa! kolaborasi anda bersama fajar nugros di Bunuh Diri Massal luar biasa!
oiya, minta izin buat ngelink ke blog saya yah -
Terima kasih karena telah membaca. Sure, please do.
13 Jun 09 at 5:02 pm
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hey i like reading your blog. It inspire me alot. keep on writting and inspiring people!
gen
23 Jun 09 at 4:52 am
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Oh wow, thanks! Yes, I will. Keep reading!
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kagum deh sama kak alanda. masih muda tapi bakat nulis nya udah keren. aku suka banget sama tulisan2 nya kak alanda. keep writing yah kak.. chayo!!
camila
18 Jul 09 at 12:29 pm
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after months being a silent reader of your blog,
i decided to leave a comment :) you’re so awesome kak! I always want to be someone like you but unfortunately I still couldn’t find a way hehee hope we can have a talk someday :)bertha
19 Jul 09 at 10:04 pm
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Whoa, thank you! I’m smiling reading your comment. You can e-mail me anytime, dear.
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Hi, I’ve been reading you’re blog for a few weeks and I gotta say you’ve inspired me hehe. You’re amazing and you’ve got heaps of experience around the world. Aku pengen nanya2 ttg global changemakers itu dong kak hehehhe, boleh ngga? Salam kenal ya :)
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Hi, thank you so much. I am so happy that I have inspired you :) Of course, feel free to e-mail me (lihat alamatnya di logo Gmail yang ada di kiri halaman ini ya)
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hey,Alanda Kariza (:
my name is Sefin and i gotta tell you that you’re kind of inspiring me.. (:
because you have done all the things that i wanna do such as publishing book,contributing in some of the green organizations,etc (:
i’m just wondering how to do that?
how do you manage your time and your dreams so they are seem easily to come true? lol :p
I AM EASILY TO BE INFLUENCED SO THAT I CAN FORGET SOME OF THE THINGS I MIGHT WANTED..
could you tell me how?thanks a lot (:
adores you,
Josefine Yaputri :)Josefine Yaputri (Sefin)
15 Feb 10 at 6:14 pm
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man, but i like having fun. god must’ve created us to have fun a little bit
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kakak begitu mempesona dan mengagumkaaaan huehehe *lebayyy*
tapi beneran loh.. salam kenal (; -
@yahau
Salam kenal juga :)26 Jul 10 at 2:47 pm
:)