Faiqoh, a Gender Specialist from Indonesia is only 30 years old. She has six years of experience in the nonprofit sector, and earned a Master's Degree at Erasmus University Rotterdam, The International Institute of Social Studies in Development Studies.
Faiqoh's passion on working with children, youth, and gender equality issues stemmed from working with Aliansi Remaja Independen (ARI) which focuses on young people ages 10 to 24 years old.
She was also heavily involved in the passing of the child marriage law to increase the marrying age of Muslim girls in Indonesia from 16 to 19 years old.
She believes that increasing the age limit by 3 years is vital for their mental health, allows ample time to complete their studies and mature.
Learn more about her fight in empowering women and how she continuously engages herself in programs supporting personnels in planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and knowledge management in NGOs.
Follow her at IG and TW: @faiqooh
Podcast Link: https://pialkhadilla.com/pk_podcast/up-close-and-personal-with-faiqoh/
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