News from Secretariat
UCLG ASPAC Secretariat in Jakarta recently welcomed new members who will support UCLG ASPAC’s works in various fields. HENDRA Susila Adi is our new Training Coordinator for LOCALISE SDGs programme. In collaboration with LOCALISE SDGs Team, Hendra will be responsible for managing the overall training activities including designing and developing training programme and materials, facilitating capacity building events, as well as liaising with both government and non-‐government organisations. Having a Master’s degree in Public Administration, Hendra has more than 15 years of working experience in development sector both in national and international settings, such as in UN agencies in Indonesia as well as local non-‐governmental organisations focusing on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, and migration. Asked about his expectation when joining UCLG ASPAC, Hendra shared that he would like to partake in achieving UCLG ASPAC goals and at the same time to learn about public policy in relation to achieve SDGs and develop multi-‐stakeholder partnership initiative in the implementation of SDGs localisation. BINTANG Oematan is our new Administrative Project Officer for Municipalities Network Policy Advocacy on Sanitation in South Asia programme. Holding educational knowledge in finance, banking, economy, and accounting, Bintang has shown experiences in budget preparation, travel arrangement, report development as well as other administrative support. Joining sanitation programme for South Asia sub-‐region, Bintang is keen to learn more about this programme. Bintang has actively been involved in various social activities, particularly related to disabilities. In addition to that, Bintang has experience in various organisations, such as The Nature Conservancy, UNDP Indonesia, Global Fund, Project Hope Indonesia, and Korean Society Rehabilitation for People with Disabilities.