In a world soaked with pseudo-healing and self-help you would think everyone would seek out someone like Rebeka Pinaima. But they don’t. Because the reality is, people do not want to put in the work.

Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington has reported everything from the measles outbreak in Samoa, the 2019 bushfires in Australia, the COVID-19 situation in Indonesia, and the Kanjuruhan stadium disaster.

For the past decade, Belinda Tanoto has established herself as a leading figure in the philanthropic space, in both Indonesia and beyond. She’s the kind of philanthropist who constantly seeks to challenge her team and herself.

What I’ve Learned is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and business people on facing challenges and making a difference.

Dr. Ranti Hannah spends her days guiding this generation of mothers along a path they might have otherwise never thought possible.

'What I’ve learned' is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

Insightful, modest, mindful and compassionate, Ayu’s activism is a unique blend of worldly experience and empathy to foster tolerance and build peace.

‘What I’ve Learned’ is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

'What I’ve Learned’ is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

Stevia Angesty left her career at McKinsey to start Feelwell Ceramics (FWC) and made it her mission to bring safe sanitation to some of the poorest communities in Indonesia. 

What I’ve Learned is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

Armed with a little more than a smile, a growth chart and a big heart, Naomi Laiputa oversees more than 10,000 mothers and children across Kupang regency, some 3,000 kilometers from the sprawling metropolis of Jakarta.

Whether it is shrugging off labels or simply staying true to why she started POST—an independent bookshop and publisher in Pasar Santa, South Jakarta—, Maesy Angelina looks back on what she’s learned with a fondness and maturity we should all strive to adopt.

What I’ve Learned is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

Arief Aziz looks at the world through an ever-evolving philosophical lens to better understand how to solve some of the biggest problems facing society today. 

Tiza Mafira is the star of Pulau Plastik (Plastic Island), a documentary on plastic pollution. The lawyer and mother of two shared what she learned from more than two decades of fighting to save our planet.