Sekarwati
Party of Functional Groups (Golkar)
Sekar ventured into politics with the hope of one day enforcing policies that help people in need. Since 2009, she began working as an expert staff to the Golkar party caucus in the Indonesian Parliament with focus on local autonomy and human development. Sekar believes that the values entrenched in Indonesia’s local wisdoms is important to the country’s democracy building blocks.