Ewa began working in development ten years ago when she arrived in East Timor as an Australian volunteer to work for a local NGO. She subsequently established a local women’s empowerment organization - Centro Feto, which remains an important local organization until today. Since then Ewa has lived in Indonesia, Sierra Leone and Thailand and worked for NGOs, the United Nations and the World Bank. Throughout her career, Ewa has focused on protecting the rights of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. Ewa has extensive experience in the design and implementation of projects which seek to improve access to justice and empower poor and disadvantaged communities. Ewa’s undergraduate study focused on Asian studies, and her graduate specialization was in politics and public policy.Ewa grew up in Poland and Australia.
