Tirza Theorupun (Tirza)

With her organisation Yayasan Sasi Alam Indonesia (YSAI), Tirza works to support and strengthen the welfare of coastal communities and small islands in Eastern Indonesia by assisting the local community to use and manage natural resources sustainably. Her action project focuses on youth vulnerability in rural areas of Maluku by empowering young people to develop livelihood strategies and alternatives through co-design processes. She is particularly interested in social innovation and would like to learn about examples of social innovation in Aotearoa through the use of co-design and other tools. 

Particular interests: Social innovation, MERLA (Monitoring, evaluation, research, adaptation and learning), Youth development.

Email: tirzatheorupun@gmail.com