Chiara wanted to take action after finding out about the lack of access to education for ‘landfill children’ in Southeast Asia.
Chiara wanted to take action after finding out about the lack of access to education for ‘landfill children’ in Southeast Asia.
At age 11, Chiara founded Cases 4 Care Indonesia, after learning about the human rights violations at "Bantar Gebang," Southeast Asia's biggest landfill site: 200 acres wide, and home to 100,000 trash collectors.
Cases 4 Care has provided the 1,000 landfill children with informal education by furnishing five libraries with 1,500 books, selling custom-designed products, hosting book drives, and lobbying for donations with multinational corporations.
As of 2023, they began to expand to refugee communities. Through her passion for public speaking, Ted Talks, and Symposiums, Chiara believes that advocacy is key. She hopes to "encourage the youth of today to become the changemakers of tomorrow", especially in solving poverty in Indonesia.
Chiara also sits on the Board of Student Executives as president of the Student Wellness Council, where she extends the right to mental health support towards her peers at school. Her passion for upholding children's rights started with Model United Nations, where she won multiple international awards through debating mostly for women’s and children’s rights.
Chiara doesn’t allow challenges to stop her making a difference. Her perseverance and confidence have led her to make a difference in the future of children living less fortunate situations.
