Candra Wijaya

Candra

His grandfather was a textile merchant from China who came to Indonesia in 1920, married, settled in Bogor, and raised eight children. His father, the second child, started as a small trader selling tobacco and daily goods, later expanding into local public transportation. A core value passed down through generations is: “When you are fortunate, stay humble. When facing hardship, stay strong. Always try to be helpful to others—and if you can’t, at least don’t become a burden.” They lived by hard work and prayer—values they taught by example

SD Kesatuan Bogor (1980–1986); SMP Kesatuan Bogor (1986–1989); SMA Negeri 1 Bogor (1989–1992); FKUI (1992–1998); FKMUI (2009–2012); PPM School of Management (2018–2020)

Chief of Puskesmas Merbau Mataram (1999–2002), Way Muli (2003–2005), Penengahan (2005–2006); WVI Program Officer (2006–2007), Health Team Leader (2007–2016), Advocacy Director (2016–2017), Strategy Management Director (2017–2024), Strategy, Risk, Innovation, and Evidence Director (2024–Present)

Various guidelines and materials on community-based health programmes produced by WVI - as co-writer, reviewer and editor

During medical school, he managed a clinic for street children in Jakarta through the KDM foundation and joined free health services in Lampung and Central Java with his campus fellowship. While leading community health centres in Lampung, he opened an after-school programme and mentored teens and the church choir. During his Master's studies, he collaborated with fellow students from PPM School of Management to organise health check-up and education on nutrition, parenting and family finance for community. In 2023, he co-organised “Festival Anak Banten Sehat Cerdas Ceria” with fellow FKUI alumni, offering health education and check-ups for pregnant women, infant, and young children. He also served as a volunteer usher at church events

Dokter Teladan I Kabupaten Lampung Selatan 2001 - Bupati Lampung Selatan - Dokter Teladan IV Provinsi Lampung 2001 - Gubernur Lampung - As a health team in Wahana Visi Indonesia: Excellence in Building a Global Health Program 2015 - World Vision International

Member of Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI), a medical association in Indonesia; 2015-2020 - Presidium Member of Gerakan Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak (GKIA), a coalition of Indonesian civil society who share a common goal to advocate for the improvement of maternal, child, and adolescent health in Indonesia; 2017-2022 - Co-founder and Presidium Member of Aliansi Penghapusan Kekerasan Terhadap Anak (PKTA), a coalition of Indonesian civil society organisations united by a common goal to advocate for ending violence against children in Indonesia; Member of Open Government Indonesia (OGI), an initiative to encourage an open and participatory government to realise innovative solutions for society, conducted through a co-creation process that collaborates with government and non-government elements such as civil society organisations, academics, and development partners

While leading the Puskesmas Merbau Mataram, he managed to improve the performance of maternal and child health, child nutrition, prevention and control of communicable diseases, basic immunisation, and health promotion. These efforts earned him the Dokter Teladan award and helped the Puskesmas Merbau Mataram receive the Puskesmas Teladan award as well. When he led the Puskesmas Way Muli, he supported a public-private partnership with the Koalisi Indonesia Sehat (KIS) to address public health issues. Meanwhile, during his leadership at the Puskesmas Penengahan, he pioneered a pilot project for community-funded school health financing with support from the South Lampung District Health Office. In his role as Health Team Leader at Wahana Visi Indonesia, he worked with colleagues to contextualise various community-based health programmes across Indonesia. These included Community-Based Integrated Management of Childhood Illness – Ministry of Health, Infant and Young Child Feeding – Ministry of Health, Community-Based Total Sanitation – Ministry of Health, and Channels of Hope for HIV & AIDS – World Vision. The programmes were implemented across provinces, including Aceh, North Sumatera, Jakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, East Nusa Tenggara, North Maluku, and Papua. The contextualisation made the programme easier to understand and followed by the community. These include facilitating the local community in Papua to stop opened defecation using local wisdom of making cement with firewood ash. As Advocacy Director, he worked with colleagues within and across organisations to promote and advocate for the gold standard of infant and young child feeding through the GKIA. He also co-initiated the formation of the Aliansi PKTA to advocate for strengthening the national strategy on ending violence against children. Furthermore, with colleagues within the organisation, he promoted social accountability in development planning using World Vision’s model of Citizen Voice and Action in the Open Government Indonesia. He represented this work at Open Government Partnership Summits in Georgia (2018) and Canada (2019), as well as at the Civil Society Forum in the IMF-World Bank Annual Meeting in Bali (2018). In addition, he was honoured to represent the organisation to speak at the Multi Stakeholder Platform to End Violence Against Children in Shinjuku, Japan (2019). In his role as Strategy Management Director, he led colleagues across departments in formulating the Country Strategy 2021–2025, created a Business Continuity Plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, simplified business processes and bureaucracy, and spearheaded the formulation of the Country Strategy for 2026–2030

Bahasa Indonesia (native) English (fluent)

Reading, Music, Movie, Traveling, Sport

Being accepted into the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Indonesia—despite initially aspiring to become an engineer—marked a turning point in his life. Encouraged by his father's support and prayer, he came to believe that this path was divinely guided. Over time, he was entrusted with various roles, from medical doctor to public health worker, facilitator, trainer, counsellor, advocacy director and now strategy director. Each role has deepened his conviction in faithfully trusting and obeying God’s calling—to glorify Him and be a blessing to others

Accompanying his children’s interests: painting, wushu, guitar (practice and competitions)

Faithfully carry out small tasks entrusted with utmost care, keep learning, serve beyond job descriptions, always be prepared to take on greater responsibilities, and seek meaningful life aligned with purpose. Family support with shared values, open dialogue and faith-driven life. Conducive work culture of unity and trust, outward looking, stewardship, and honest love.

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