Andrew Samaran is a social worker and Senior Project Officer with five years of experience designing, implementing, and evaluating high-impact development initiatives in Indonesia, with a dedicated focus on South Papua.
His core expertise spans participatory community engagement, root-cause analysis, data-driven program design, and resource mobilisation. Throughout his career, he has led and contributed to projects addressing:
Andrew has collaborated extensively with key bilateral, governmental, and research partners, including USAID, NICFI, the Indonesian Ministry of Environment, and local grassroots foundations.
Driven by the principles of sustainable development and participatory action research, he excels at bridging the gap between grassroots communities and institutional stakeholders to ensure local priorities shape actionable policy.
