“I want to see quality education and a strong economy for Indigenous people in Timor, Indonesia, and preserve our cultural heritage.”

Dicky Senda is a writer and food activist from Mollo, South Central Timor, Indonesia. He has published a book of poems, Cerah Hati (2011), and the short story collections Kanuku Leon (2013) and Hau Kamelin & Tuan Kamlasi (2015). He has been invited to Makassar International Writers’ Festival (2013), Salihara Literary Biennale (2015), ASEAN Literary Festival 2016, Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2017 and Melbourne Writers Festival 2018. He currently lives in Taiftob Village in the mountains of Mollo, Indonesia and manages Lakoat.Kujawas, which comprises an arts community, community library, Indigenous school, food lab, archive and agricultural product processing space. A large portion of the profits of this social enterprise are reinvested to support creative writing classes, weaving classes and young female farmers in the Mollo region.

Vision: Realizing the revitalization of Indigenous villages and cultural preservation of Indigenous communities in Timor, Indonesia. Establishing social enterprises there by developing an inclusive and creative economy where everyone has access to natural and cultural resources, contextual education and creative spaces.