NextBillion - A WDI Publication

Monica Christy is the Senior Manager for Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) at MSC Southeast Asia. With over a decade of experience, she has led and managed projects with non-profit organizations, international funding agencies, and UN agencies in Indonesia. Her expertise includes research, policy advocacy, project management, program design, and evaluation, particularly in MSME development, gender equality, disability inclusion, and women’s economic empowerment.

Before joining MSC, Monica was a Program Coordinator for the Australian DFAT-funded Gender Equality – MAMPU program, where she played a key role in program management, stakeholder engagement, and advancing women’s economic empowerment and employment initiatives.

She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Local Economic Development from Erasmus University Rotterdam, an MSc in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship from the University of Leeds, and a BA in Communication and Media Management from the University of South Australia. Monica is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

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