Ayu Kartika Dewi, Initiator dan Co-Founder dari SabangMerauke. Organisasi ini menyelenggarakan program pertukaran pelajar antardaerah di Indonesia dengan tujuan membuka cakrawala anak-anak Indonesia untuk memahami pentingnya pendidikan bagi masa depan mereka dan menanamkan nilai ke-bhinneka-an. Ayu adalah Alumni Universitas Airlangga. Setelah lulus, Ayu menjadi manager di Procter & Gamble Singapore, lalu bergabung dengan Indonesia Mengajar dan ditempatkan di Halmahera Selatan. Ayu pernah bekerja di UKP4 (Unit Kerja Presiden bidang Pengawasan dan Pengendalian Pembangunan). Ayu terpilih sebagai penerima beasiswa Fulbright pascasarjana DUKE University, Amerika. Ia juga Managing Director Indika Foundation. Ayu meraih beasiswa Short Term dari Australia Awards Indonesia untuk kursus singkat Leadership Development for Senior Multi-faith Women Leaders  di Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.

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Ayu Kartika Dewi, Initiator and Co-Founder of Sabang Merauke. This organization organizes inter-regional student exchange programs in Indonesia with the aim to help Indonesian children to understand the importance of education for their future and instill the values of diversity. Ayu is an Alumni of Airlangga University. After graduating, Ayu became a manager at Procter & Gamble Singapore, then joined Indonesia Mengajar (Teaching Indonesia) and was placed in South Halmahera. Ayu once worked at UKP4 (Presidential Work Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight). Ayu was selected as the recipient of the DUKE University, USA, Fulbright graduate scholarship. She is also the Managing Director of the Indika Foundation. Ayu won a Short Term scholarship from Australia Awards Indonesia for a short course of Multi-faith Leadership Development for Senior Women Leaders at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia.