Tristia Riskawati

Tristia Riskawati is a doctoral student in Urban and Regional Planning at the Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, and a co-founder of the educational social movement Pijar Berdaya Indonesia. Her work focuses on social justice and education, advocating for policies that address the needs of marginalized communities. Recently, she has been in the news for her critique of the disconnect between public officials and the realities faced by the impoverished, calling for greater empathy in governance.