Meet our board
Rizky Marliansyah
In 2006, I walked through the doors of Yayasan Cipta Mandiri (YCM) as a young teenager with an uncertain future. Coming from a broken home and having little direction in life, I never imagined I would one day sit where I am now—leading the very organization that once changed the course of my life.
Aris Sanjaya
When Aris was in his early 18, in 2006 he joined YCM and always said that he wanted to become a filmmaker. But his parents always against him, they forced him to work and help them to support his family’s financial condition. They did not understand about his passion and dream.
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Viska Umbara
Joined YCM in 2005 as a student with determination, passion and patience to learn English and computers. Since he was not active in activities outside YCM at that time, this place gave him a lot of joy to meet new friends and broaden his horizons. He is currently a board member of YCM and is committed to the development of YCM, hoping that YCM will continue to benefit its students.
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Rahmy Rossyana Dewi
I came from a family that had just enough. Enough to live, enough to send me to school, but not always enough to support the dreams that quietly bloomed inside me. While other kids had books, after-school lessons, and plenty of support, I often had to figure things out on my own. Still, I had hope. And a strong will to keep learning. I learned early that dreams don’t always come with a price tag, but reaching them often does.
Meet our tutors
Kohar
Project Coordinator
Kohar shares basic computer skills, website development, and English. He also assists with administrative responsibilities such as the daily timetable. He joined YCM in 2005, and spent four years as a student before being offered the chance to become a tutor. He was supported to complete external IT and web design courses so that he was qualified to take over such duties at YCM.
Nur
Project Administration Officer & SOLA Rumah Karya’s Manager
It started when Nur was only 13, and she was curious with our newly established learning group (12 young people) that rented a small shabby house near to her house. Next day, she decided to join us and to learn English with others. She is now a mother of two who joins YCM for 23 years, as a student in the beginning, a tutor and mentor, a friend, and a sister for many younger youths, now she is a manager for our business division (Sola Rumah Karya).
Ono
Human Resources Officer
Ono enjoys using his strong English skills to share games, and also uses his talent for sport to oversee the Basketball and Futsal Communities.He had always dreamt of becoming an educator or a soccer player and, at YCM, he is able to do both. He first joined YCM in 2005, and became a tutor in 2007.
Ibu Lilis
Sewing Tutor
Ibu Lilis is YCM’s most experienced sewing tutor. She first joined YCM in 2004 because she wanted to share her knowledge with underprivileged students, to support them in gaining independence.
Dewi
Sewing Tutor
Dewi is tutor in sewing class. She joined YCM in 2010, and began tutoring in early 2012. She has strong organisational skills, and sharing English basic for kids classes and other tasks.
Rina
English Tutor
Rina is English tutor, she focus on sharing English basic to Elementary classes.
My enthusiastic appeared when I know YCM, from this place my dreams started to set. I learn a lot to improve my skills and also my characteristics.
Ani
English Tutor
Sri Maryani, joined YCM in 2013 with the initial goal of learning English for her graduation exam. Her goal was successfully achieved because now she can speak English fluently and has many skills and knowledge. During her time at YCM, she also learned various things such as computers, being a tour guide, and communication skills. She feels happy and proud during her time at YCM, and besides studying, she is also active in teaching. Read more…
Ovi
English Tutor
At YCM, besides improving her confidence and understanding life values, she is always happy because she can also learn business and do social activities such as sharing as a tutor. In addition, she can interact with foreigners and connect with the wider world. Her dreams that one day she can change her role as a donor to make YCM still exist to provide wider benefits.
Wulan
YCM Finance Office and English Tutor
I’m Wulan. My journey with Yayasan Cipta Mandiri (YCM) began when I was just 9 years old as a student. After a challenging period and an accident, I returned to YCM in 2022, profoundly grateful for the support I received during my recovery. Read more…
Dery
Multimedia PIC and English Tutor
Dery was a student who joined in 2014 to learn English and aspired to interact with foreigners. But after some time, that’s not all he got. He has learned many things such as computers, photography, entrepreneurship according to his aspirations and English of course. Read more…
Yandi
English Tutor
Hey there! My name’s Yandi. I’m a freelancer at Cipta Mandiri Foundation, or YCM for short. I’ve been part of the YCM family since 2013, starting as a student. Back then, I had this amazing opportunity to learn how to be a tour guide. That experience totally changed my life; I ended up getting a scholarship and going to university! Read more…
Fajrin
Multimedia tutor
Hi, I’m Fajrin one of the members of the Yayasan Cipta Mandiri as Volunteers now. Since I was 3 years old until now, I have to fight cancer and had surgery for seven times and so many treatments like chemo and radiation. It’s a big life challenge for me but I always have a positive mind. Since joining YCM community about three years ago, I received so much moral support and confidence boost, I always covered my face with a scarf before I joined YCM but not anymore now. Read more..
Our Peer Sharers
Deni
He joined YCM around 2018 with the hope of filling his spare time after graduating from junior high school and honing skills such as English, video editing, and graphic design. Although he has not achieved all his goals, at YCM he learns life skills, English, gardening, and multimedia. Nevertheless, he feels proud and grateful to be part of YCM and active in the garden program, music community, and Bogor tour and now a peer sharer and can share knowledge with younger students at YCM.
Nauffal
He joined YCM in 2019 as a student with the aim to fill his free time with more useful activities and gain new experiences and opportunities to develop himself. After some time he grew into a better person in character and mind and gained various skills such as leadership, communication, marketing, English, programming, playing musical instruments, basketball and cooking that can help pave the way to a better future.
Sinta
She became a student at YCM in 2018 with the aim of learning English and filling her spare time. At YCM, she not only managed to improve her English skills, but also learned to sew, operate a computer, and practice self-confidence. The experience at YCM made her feel happy and joyful, especially when she managed to overcome her shyness by daring to perform at a Pakuan University seminar.
Angga
Joined YCM in 2011 as a student who focused on learning English and computer with the hope of becoming a website developer. He has achieved his goals, currently He has been able to create websites for several programs in YCM. At YCM, he also learned many things, such as respecting other people’s opinions and developing self-confidence. According to him, YCM is not only a place to learn, but it is like his second family because the atmosphere is very warm and caring.
