About
Pembelajar Foundation

An independent non-profit organization dedicated to
accelerating child-centered systemic change in Indonesia.

Accelerating child-centered systemic change in Indonesia by advancing research, education, and mobilizing collective action to ensure dignity, resilience, and opportunity for every new generation.

Building A Better Future For Indonesian Children

Building A Better Future For Indonesian Children

Childhood Education

Pembelajar Foundation works to expand and strengthen early childhood education by researching, designing, and scaling systems that give every Indonesian child quality learning from the very start.

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Childhood Poverty

Pembelajar Foundation works to break the link between poverty and limited opportunity by building evidence, designing targeted interventions, and advocating for policies that give every child a fair start regardless of their family’s income.

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Gender Equality

Girls and boys have equal rights, responsibilities, opportunities, and access to resources. Pembelajar Foundation works to remove the barriers that limit access to education and opportunity by advancing gender-responsive research, inclusive programs, and advocacy that centers every child’s rights equally.

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Frontier Technology

Pembelajar Foundation works to prepare Indonesia’s children for a technology-driven future by researching the impact of emerging technologies on child development, integrating digital literacy into learning systems, and ensuring that technology empower children rather than expose them to harm.

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Three Interconnected
Approaches

Good research without good people goes nowhere.
Good people without a movement don’t last.

Principles That
Guide Our Work

Meet Our
Management Team


Ihya Ulumuddin SY

Founder & Executive Director

Ihya is an MBA graduate, he works at the intersection of the private and public sectors, focusing on policy, systems reform, and cross-sector collaboration. He is currently a PhD Candidate in Public Policy at Monash University, researching AI competence frameworks for K–12 learners.


Aghnia Nadhira Aliya

Founder & Director of Programs

Aghnia Nadhira pursues her career in research, with 12 Q1 Scopus-indexed publications. She holds a dual-degree PhD from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) and Coventry University. He also a serial entrepreneur with business in strategic consulting


Syahid Rohmatullah

Founder & Director of Operations & Finance

Syahid Rohmatulloh is a finance and strategy professional with experience in public oversight, investment banking, and corporate banking at Bank Mandiri, specializing in capital allocation, financing strategy, and institutional resilience.