Goodbye and Hello from Secretariat WELCOME NEW COMERS! This month, UCLG ASPAC Secretariat Team welcomes two (2) new comers that will strengthen the personnel. Please welcome Hesti Prihatiningtyas (Programme Administration Officer), a newly created post, and Lisiah or Chacha as Programme Associate.
What do they say about joining UCLG ASPAC? “I am so excited to join UCLG ASPAC. I am being optimistic that I will get a lot of valuable experiences through interaction with so many local governments globally, as well as explore knowledge regarding SDGs implementation in urban development. You are never too old to develop your capacity. That was the first idea in my mind when joining UCLG ASPAC as Program Administration Officer. With previous working experience on various fields, I finally found my passion to work with the community especially since I joined one of the donor’s projects in 2006. Since then, I have learned so many issues by working for a non-profit sector, particularly gender issue and women participation, land and forest governance, and currently, urban development as part of the SDGs implementation. In principle, I, myself, always want to practice gender equality concept and become independent financially. It is because by being financially independent, women can contribute in increasing the family welfare as well as protecting themselves against discrimination or