I was born in Nias Island, the biggest of all islands off West Sumatra, but I left the island, when I started my high school years in Sibolga, Sumatra. Then after finishing my philosophical study in Pematang Siantar, I went to Münster, Germany, where I studied for a PhD program and worked for almost 11 years.
I came back to the island just 3 weeks before 2004 tsunami hit Indian ocean, including Nias Island, and 3 months before the earthquake finally devastated the island. As programme manager and deputy director I got the task of organising the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction work, while building up a humanitarian and social organisation called Caritas Sibolga.
After 4 years work in Caritas Sibolga I started a new job in administration in Sibolga. But Padang earthquake of 30 Sept 2009 took me back to NGO world. I moved to Padang, West Sumatera, to be programme manager of the Caritas joint emergency response for Karina KWI (Caritas Indonesia).
In April 2010 I made myself free for a new way of life and then moved to Europe (or came back to :) ) as I had always wanted to call Europe my home.
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