“I was a nobody. I failed many classes throughout my entire school year and many more in university, to this date – I am still struggling to finish my Ph.D.”
“If anything, I just happen to be extremely stubborn, and persistent, and will.just.keep. pushing.forward.”
“Until things begin to change. Somehow, I was bestowed a gift: incredible people to stand with me in this fight.”
“But I never forget the point where I started, and it humbled me to realize that so much of this was never mine alone. I remember my struggles and it makes me wanted to say that if you’re struggling today, for whatever reason, remember it’s not the end,” quoting from her Instagram caption.
Farwiza is the Chairperson of the Aceh-based NGO, HAkA, which focuses on conserving, protecting, and restoring the Leuser ecosystem in Aceh.