Lee Siew Yian

After spending 14 years at Singtel as a Global Account Manager, and helping the company earn millions; Siew Yian wanted more than being a jetsetter and sipping wine at 5-star hotels.  Despite the corporate achievements, she felt that something was missing in her life. Hence, in 2014, to the surprise of family and friends, she decided to leave her successful career.

She has since been travelling extensively in Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, and the borders of Thailand-Myanmar) to serve the marginalised.

In May 2015, she went to Nepal after a major earthquake to help with relief work and emergency food distribution, supported by Singapore Red Cross.

Siew Yian believes that we can create positive impact just by connecting people. Siew Yian aspires to sharing her fundamental belief: everyone can do something to help impact lives.

Siew Yian is working full time at the Singapore International Foundation since September 2021.

Kartika Fitrianingsih

Kartika Fitrianingsih worked as a radio broadcaster for over ten years in Indonesia. Since 2010, Kartika has been actively volunteering to contribute to her society as well as help her countrymen. Her area of interest is education, medical, women and youth empowerment, and human rights.

Kartika volunteered for International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2015 in Indonesia and for Youth-Time Global Forum in 2015 Spain as a journalist, and for International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) as the Media Relations Officer.

In December 2016, Kartika decided to take a break from work and commit to become a full-time volunteer. She has been traveling to Asia to carry out volunteering work. Through becoming a volunteer, Kartika learns new skills, makes like-minded friends, and achieves her personal goal: to be a useful human being.

Kartika won a scholarship and is currently pursing a Master of Social Work at Columbia University in New York. She is also a Graduate Student Intern at UNICEF New York.