Widi Wardhana
Widi Wardhana is currently a Director of the PT Teladan Resources, an investment holding company with a diversified investments portfolio that currently focuses on five core businesses including agro resources, energy, industrial, strategic properties, and media. She has been managing the family-owned business since 2004.
The foundation’s new Secretary General admits she was hesitant about joining YJI at first. “When Esti asked me to come on board, I was unsure whether I could contribute enough, because I am working full-time for my family corporation and foundation. My role at YJI is a big task to take on. But after careful consideration, I accepted it because social work has been my interest, and I would love to challenge myself with this opportunity.”
YJI has many campaigns that promote healthy lifestyles, such as Heart at School, which goes to schools and universities to raise awareness of the dangers of heart disease. It promotes good health through programmes like Klub Jantung Sehat and Klub Jantung Remaja that encourage regular aerobic exercise, as well as Van Health which offers free medical checks and encourage people to have them regularly. YJI also sponsors children with heart defects for surgeries and holds events like Go Red For Women, a campaign to end heart disease and stroke, and Keren Tanpa Rokok, which discourages smoking.
“Our goal is to amplify public awareness about cardiovascular diseases and their prevention,” says Widi. “We want to increase our outreach to young people. The earlier we instill a healthy lifestyle, the more it becomes a way of life and habit. Once they adapt to a healthy lifestyle, they will also educate their families, and hopefully, we can have a healthy and productive future generation.”