Chief of Cluster, Environmental and Economic Governance
Avi Mahaningtyas became the second Chief of the Environmental and Economic Governance Cluster of the Partnership in March 2010, following a national search by the Management team of the Partnership.
Before joining the Partnership, Ms. Mahaningtyas was a Consultant and Researcher in program development for the Samdhana-AUSAID REDD project. Prior to that, she was a National Coordinator for the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program or GEF SGP. GEF SGP is a multilateral grant mechanism managed by United Nations Development Programme across 64 countries.
Ms. Mahaningtyas has a substantial record of expertise in the non-profit sector, including project management, environmental awareness programs, gender equality, institution building and project cycle analysis. She is the founder of several prominent organizations working on women and gender equality (Women for Peace and Justice); and environment and ecological justice (Natural Resources and Development Initiative, Coalition for Environmental Justice of Indonesian NGOs, and SAWIT WATCH Indonesia).