Alumni

Udin works for Indonesian Society for Social Transformation (INSIST) Yogyakarta, an NGO working on research and publishing. He concerns on media and journalism activities, i.e. writing, reportage, and research, with special interest in political-economic issues of natural resources governance.

He holds degree from Department of Communication Science, Gadjah Mada University (2014). He conducted thesis about public discourse and news framing of oil and gas mining operation in Bojonegoro by local news media. As a contributor of oil and gas commentary for Blok Bojonegoro Media in 2013, he took course on “Media, Mining and Development: local knowledge sharing program” organized by Asia Pacific Journalism Centre in Australia under the Australia Leadership Award scholarship (recommended by Pantau Foundation). While conducting academic purposed research, he have involved in programs of non-government organization concerned on community empowerment in Bojonegoro, espescially around oil and gas project area—a volunteer for Society Education Centre.

Anna works on data collection, coordination of local experts and consultants, and quality control for NRGI’s Resource Governance Index program.  Originally from Germany, Anna started her career as a sustainable development project assistant with the German Development Bank (KfW) in Ethiopia. She has also worked on the natural resource governance team for LSE’s Justice and Security Research Programme, as a visiting researcher at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development in Bangladesh, and most recently as a consultant for the International Council on Mining and Metals. Anna holds a BA in social anthropology and development studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies and an MSc in environment and development from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alifa works professionally as Social Specialist for The Forest Trust (TFT) while still also contribute as a researcher for BISA Indonesia and Social Conservation Indonesia (SCI). Prior to her role at TFT, she joined a roadshow sessions “Seeds for the Future” initiated by Mantasa. She engaged in youth activity especially related with local food network, namely “Jejaring Pangan Lokal”. She has initiated a kick-starter project named “Padepokan Pemuda Pemudi” aim to be a Youth-Hub, an open learning space for the youth to pursue their dreams, and promote inclusivity.    

She holds Master of Environment from The University of Melbourne. She concerns on environmental issues and experience as disaster risk reduction trainer. She had involved with several students initiatives such as Graduate Students Association (GSA) as International Students Officer and Graduate Students’ Council and joined Students of Sustainability youth forum, Radioactive Exposure Tour conducted by Friends of the Earth, and volunteered for Extended Family.

Her 3-years working experience as a trainer and project officer with Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, an international organisations working in the area of disaster risk reduction and disability, allow her to get familiar with community-based project. She served a co-fonder of “Ceria Community” aim to provide psychosocial support for the survivors, especially children.     

Francisca da Costa Soares serves as Research Assistant for Oil Transparence division in Luta Hamutuk Institute, Dili, Timor-Leste, whose responsibilities include organizing the seminar, training and workshop, as well as has roles as fasilitators and moderator including monitoring and writing evaluation report. She has experiences in training related to extractive Industries, such as partisipate in Intership training / summer course with topic on "Petroleum Exploration" at faculty of Engineering, at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta Indonesia (2011), "Promoting Social Accountability in Extractive Industry Sector" organized by Luta Hamutuk fasilitated by Roslyta Arshad (Senior Project Associate, RWI), Emy Perez and Pamela Listania (Trainers-ANSA-EAP) (2012). She holds degree of Petroleum Management from Dili Institute o Technology (DIT), Timor-Leste.

Fridolin Berek works at Indonesia National Planning Agency (Bappenas) office. He helps Bappenas at the National Secretarium for the National Strategy on Anti Corruption.

He has worked for anti-corruption issue since 2002, when worked at Bandung Institute of Governence Studies (BIGS). Frido has deep practical experience at NGO more than 15 years since he worked with Centre for Data and Information Development (P2ID) at Jakarta in 2000. This office was founded by Mr. Bondan Gunawan, the group of Democracy Forum.

Hening is a junior researcher at RegINA-PolGov. She holds bachelor degrees from Department of Politics and Government, Universitas Gadjah Mada. She involves in vibrant youth movement for anti-corruption. Her prior works served as research assistant at Center for Economic Democracy Study, Universitas Gadjah Mada (2012-2013). She is presently deepening her capabilities on researches, focusing on citizenship in resource rich area, particularly in Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia.

Herimanto works for justice, peace, and integrity (JPID) that is creation of SVDs Ruteng since 2013. He serves as a field coordinator of Central Manggarai. He concerns to raise advocation for the peoples in the circle of mining to get better life and condition. He also actively involves in the local movement to promote sustainable environment and lifelihood. He holds degree from STFK Ledalero Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara.

Irhash Ahmady, called Irhaz, joined with Walhi National in 2010.  He is very active to campaign ecological disaster amid mainstream issues natural disasters and conduct research especially in extractive industries topics. His writing has been published in various media as well as a book entitled “Java Collapse, From Daendels into the Mud Lapindo (2012). This book as a guide to advocade based about the current crisis especially in Java Island. As the Manager Knowledge Management, he is very active build discourse advocacy movement environment through publication journal and other publications. He actively involved in various international meeting on the issue on sustainable development and renewable energy.

Irhaz graduated from Padjadjaran University in 2006. He has worked for social and politic issues particularly food and energy. He was a founders of students organizations “National Student Front”. He has involved in advocacy of Jatigede big dam and the development agenda in West Java and campaigns national policy issues such as agrarian reform. At the end the lecture, he joined Walhi West Java as volunteer and the staff campaigns and advocacy.

Khun Myint Naing serves as a spokesperson as well as Project Office Coordinator at Metta Development Foundation (Loikaw). His main responsibilities is ensuring coordination among civil society organizations and different stakeholders, as well as conducting awareness raising training on various issues from land grabbing to gender-based violence. The goal of the network is to ensure that the network provide a strong platform where diverse civil society organizations in Karenni state can come together to find ways to best protect the interests of the local communities against increasing encroachment of the business sector and other interests.

Prior to his role at Loikaw, he served as a coordinator for Christian Social Service and Development Department of Kayah Baptist Association for eight years and experienced in ten-year primary education teaching. He holds Diploma of Education from University of Development National Race in Sagaing Ywar Thit Gyi (1990) and Bachelor of Arts of History from Loikaw University (2005).

Kyaw Moe Hein serves as a Communication Officer at Myanmar EITI. He has experience more than five years in public communication, including attending local and international public committee meetings as a representative, shooting and answering questions, writing and giving press release, holding press conferences as a Master of Ceremonies and media interviews, and acting as liaison between the organization and the media. Prior to that, he served as an executive editor who has responsible to write, translate and edit news, articles or features based on media-research-data both in English and Myanmar, as well as deal with mass communication for negotiation and dialogues.

He holds certificates in various courses, such as International Relations from Yangon University, English from Yangon University of Foreign Languages, writing course from Myanmar Writers and Journalists Association, mass communication from Myanmar Egress. He was a delegate of Myanmar student for Youth Forum on Foreign Policy in India.

Leila is NRGI’s Capacity Development Officer, whose responsibilities include managing NRGI’s flagship global courses, including the Executive Course on Oil, Gas and Mining Governance, in partnership with Blavatnik School of Government in Oxford.  Leila also works with NRGI’s global regional knowledge hubs.

Leila is a development practitioner who has been working in the international aid and development sector for a decade.  Prior to joining NRGI, she worked on both humanitarian response and disaster preparedness programmes in Asia and the Caribbean and on development programmes across a global portfolio, partnering with locally-based NGOs and CSOs to work on, variously, gender, HIV/AIDs, land rights, livelihoods, governance, extractives and conflict transformation. She has also worked in the elections sector, spent some time based in Asia, Moscow, and Romania and worked on educational programmes with refugee groups in the UK. Leila read English literature, linguistics, Russian and development studies at universities in London. 

Luis has professional experience in the Telecommunications sectors, Energy, Mining, Environmental Law and Labor Law, working as Legal Manager of Cemex Dominicana (Cement Industry). He now works for Pueblo Viejo Dominicana Corporation (Barrick Gold) as Manager of Government Relations and is currently the Vice President of the Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic (CAMIPE) 2014/2016. Mr. Diaz is part of the Steering Committee for the Dominican Republic´s adhesion to the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Luis has a Law degree from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), and a postgraduate degree in International Trade Law from the Universidad Acción Pro Educación y Cultura (UNAPEC). In addition, he received a Diploma in Extractive Industries, Surveillance and Sustainable Development from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).

Marco Zaplan serves as a communications and research analyst of Bantay Kita, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Philippines. He actively involves in advocacy include fiscal reforms in the mining industry and institutionalization of EITI in the country. His research interests lie in fiscal policy issues, indigenous people’s rights, and nonmetallic mining. He holds degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines School of Economics.

Ms. Tabada is currently Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Strategic Research for Development Studies of the Visayas State University, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines. She teaches graduate courses in development sociology – social movements and population. She heads the VSU team doing research and extension projects on gender and development and building capabilities of local governments and CSOs for improved local governance and transparency and accountability in the extractive sector. She is also one of the CSO representatives in the PHEITI

Multistakeholder Group and is a member of the Board of Bantay KitaPWYP Philippines and Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM). She has a masters degree in Sociology from the University of San Carlos, Cebu City and a bachelors degree in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University.

Marvin serves as the Campus Director of the University of Antique-Caluya, Caluya, Antique, Philippines. He is on the process of finalizing his thesis prior to his candidate status as Master of Arts in Education at the University of Antque, Sibalom, Antique, Philippines. He was once a recipient of the Church of Sweden-Iglesia Filipina Independiente (CoS-IFI) International Youth Exchange Program in Stockholm, Sweden, which scholars undergo intensive training on youth initiative and leadership. He is active in organizing teacher’s training and an instrumental in bridging the academe to the community, which contributed much in the development of the university’s research and extension programs. Among his initiatives were Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Projects in Caluya, Antique and numerous International Teacher’s Trainings. He had presented papers in the different international research conferences such as: 6th East Asia Regional Conference on Mathematics Education (EARCOME), Phuket, Thailand; 5th International Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (CoSMEd), Penang, Malaysia; 17th UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation (APEID) International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand; and 14th and 15th International Conferences on Education Research (ICER), Seoul, South Korea.