Ewa Wojkowska
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Ewa Wojkowska, a Polish-Australian social entrepreneur, is co-founder & Chief operating officer of Kopernik,[1] a non-profit organization based in Indonesia that connects simple technology with people in remote communities.[2]
Early life
Wojkowska was born in Poland and migrated to Australia in 1984, after her father, an activist and a leader in the Solidarity (Polish trade union) resistance movement, was threatened. Her family sought and received asylum in Canberra, Australia.[3][4]
Career
Wojkowska initially joined the United Nations in 2000 as a United Nations Volunteer [5] and worked in the remote enclave of Oecusse, East Timor as a field officer.
Wojkowska managed the Human Rights and Justice programme for the United Nations Development Programme in Indonesia.[6] In this role she designed and implemented programs to improve Indonesians’ access to justice and legal empowerment.[7][8][9]
Wojkowska is the co-founder and COO of Kopernik, a non-profit organization based in Indonesia that connects simple technology with remote communities. Wojkowska and Toshihiro (Toshi) Nakamura launched Kopernik in 2010.[10][11][12]
Wojkowska has been a speaker at conferences including TEDxWarsaw (2011),[13] TEDxJakarta (2011),[14] and Entrepreneurial Women in Leadership (2014).[15]
Awards
- Ashoka Fellow[16]
- Ashoka ChangemakeHER[17]
- Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader[18]
- Rutgers University Social Entrepreneur of the Year[19]
Publications
- Ewa Wojkowska (December 2006). Doing Justice: How Informal Justice Systems can Contribute (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme.
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References
- ^ Ewa Wojkowska profile
- ^ Armando Siahaan (Feb 28, 2010). "NGO Kopernik Brings Innovative Ideas in Aid Work to Indonesia". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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- ^ Australia Unlimited
- ^ Working to bridge the development divide through technology, UN Volunteers
- ^ Doing Justice: How informal justice systems can contribute
- ^ Legal Empowerment Perspectives Book
- ^ UNDP- Access to Justice in Aceh
- ^ UNDP-Justice for All?
- ^ "Working to bridge the development divide through technology". United Nations Volunteers Organization. May 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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- ^ Trisha Sertori (August 01 2013). "Simple technologies, changing lives". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
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- ^ Ewa Wojkowska at TEDxJakarta
- ^ Ewa Wojkowska at
- ^ Ewa Wojkowska Ashoka Fellow profile
- ^ Ewa Wojkowska: Stop dreaming and put your money where your mouth is!, Ashoka ChangeMakeHER
- ^ Asia Society Announces 2013 Asia 21 Young Leader Awardees
- ^ [1]
Further reading
- Q&A with Kopernik’s Ewa Wojkowska: Bringing Life Changing Technology to Emerging Markets, The New Global Citizien (http://newglobalcitizen.com/impact-and-innovation/qa-ewa-wojkowska-kopernik)
- Gazeta.pl [2]
- Subsidizing Impact [3]
External links
- Kopernik official website Official Website