Dwi Ariyani

(She/Her)

Acting Co-Director

Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund

Dwi Ariyani is the Acting Co-Director for the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund. Dwi is a disability rights activist and has worked for over twenty years in Indonesia on disability rights and movement building. She has worked with grassroots and national organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to promote the rights of persons with disabilities and provide technical assistance for OPDs. Dwi has worked with OPDs to achieve their advocacy agenda through legislation reform and budgetary advocacy, building bridges across movements. As a woman with a disability, Dwi has also advocated for the rights of women with disabilities to ensure their voices and leadership is reflected in all decision-making process affecting their lives. Dwi is the recipient of the 2020 Women of Distinction Award—NGO Committee on the. Status of Women, New York.