Ewa Wojkowska
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[edit]
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[edit]
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] Emerge Conference at Oxford University (2013),[15] and Entrepreneurial Women in Leadership (2014).[16]
Awards[edit]
- Ashoka Fellow[17]
- Ashoka ChangemakeHER[18]
- Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader[19]
- Rutgers University Social Entrepreneur of the Year[20]
Publications[edit]
- — (December 2006). Doing Justice: How Informal Justice Systems can Contribute (PDF) (Report). United Nations Development Programme.
- —; Johanna Cunningham (2010). "Justice reform's new frontier: engaging with customary systems to legally empower the poor". In Stephen Golub. Legal Empowerment:Practitioners' Perspectives (PDF). International Development Law Organization. pp. 93–111. ISBN 978-88-96155-03-5. Search this book on
References[edit]
- ↑ Ewa Wojkowska profile
- ↑ Armando Siahaan (Feb 28, 2010). "NGO Kopernik Brings Innovative Ideas in Aid Work to Indonesia". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Ewa Wojkowska
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kopernik
- ↑ Trisha Sertori (August 1, 2013). "Simple technologies, changing lives". Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Ewa Wojkowska & Toshi Nakamura at TEDxWarsaw
- ↑ Ewa Wojkowska at TEDxJakarta
- ↑ "Emerge 2013" (PDF). Emerge. 2 November 2013. p. 24. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- ↑ 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Kopernik official website Official Website
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