About AIYA

The Australia‐Indonesia Youth Association is a non‐government, youth-led organisation which aims to better connect young Indonesians and Australians to each other and to Australia-Indonesia related opportunities.

AIYA has active chapters in every Australian state and territory, as well as Jakarta, Jawa Barat, Yogyakarta and Eastern Indonesia. At a national level, AIYA is governed by an executive committee of early career professionals.

OUR VISION

A stronger Australia-Indonesia relationship by advancing education and culture through increased youth engagement.
Connect
Connect young Australians and Indonesians to each other, and to educational, cultural and professional opportunities.
inform
Inform about avenues to engage with Australia and Indonesia to enhance young people’s understanding of each other’s countries.
inspire
Inspire youth, business, government, educational institutions and other organisations to support and facilitate youth engagement with Indonesia in Australia.

WHAT DOES
AIYA DO?

AIYA Chapters run various kinds of events to connect, inform and inspire young Australians and Indonesians. We enable the sharing of language and cultural experiences through networking and language exchanges and other educational and cultural events. Events range from debate nights and guest speaker events where you’ll likely learn something new on topical issues facing both countries, to movie screenings and trivia nights focused on Australian and Indonesian history and culture.

AIYA also seeks to incubate innovative and wide-reaching initiatives that strive to enhance the Australia-Indonesia relationship amongst young people. For example, in 2015, Sally Hill founded the National Australia Indonesia Language Awards, the flagship initiative of AIYA that rewards and fosters the development of Indonesian language learning in Australia at all levels.`

KEY PEOPLE

Executive National Team Advisory Board Chapter Presidents
AIYA is comprised of an Executive Committee with members in both Australia and Indonesia, who set the strategic direction of AIYA as a whole.
Disty Winata
Communications Officer
Wira Prabowo
Logistics Officer (Kongres)
Jayne Fendyk
AIYA Links and Publications Chief Editor
Wella Andany
Blog Editor
Bima Aryuna
Finance Officer
Evelynd
Social Media Officer
Vania Djunaidi
Graphic Designer
Agus Supratman
Web and IT Officer
Kirby Taylor
Partnerships Officer
Eva van Dijk
Partnerships Officer
Wisnu Trianugeraha
Operations Officer (Indonesia)
Emily Heng
Operations Officer (Australia)
Hannah Brimstone
Content Officer (Kongres)
Tata Wardhani
Content Officer (Kongres)
Zoe Croucher
Partnerships Officer
Ashar Arief
Web & IT Officer
The AIYA Executive Committee is proud to be mentored by an Advisory Board of key figures in the Australia-Indonesia relationship. The role of the AIYA Advisory Board is to provide non-binding but informed advice to the Executive in how to engage with Australian and Indonesian youth alike. The Advisory Board members hold a long history of engagement with Indonesia, providing valuable insight into the region.
Professor David Hill AM
Professor Michele Ford
Ms Jenny McGregor
John W.H. Denton
Arjuna Dibley
Nicholas Mark
Immediate Past President
Peter Gilbert
AIYA ACT
Emily Heng
AIYA VIC
Bintang Daly
AIYA NT
Brolin Barr
AIYA TAS
Muhlis Ismail Kasim
AIYA Eastern Indonesia
Richard Williams
AIYA Eastern Indonesia
Nadia Romadhona (Dhona)
AIYA Yogyakarta
Evelynd
AIYA Jawa Barat
Febe Amalia Haryanto
AIYA NSW
Nicholas Daviess
AIYA SA
Citra Gantiaji
AIYA Jakarta
Fiona Bettesworth
AIYA WA

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