Blas, as we call him, has always been actively involved with student organization works since his college days, one of them is Gerakan Mahasiswa Nasional Indonesia (GMNI). He previously served as the Chair of Branch Leadership Council (Dewan Pimpinan Cabang) in Kupang dated from 2009 to 2011. After graduating from University of Nusa Cendana in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in Education, he participated in various research activities focusing on public policies, social issues and democracy on both regional and national scale. Before joining our force, he was a Community Development Officer at an international organization, PLAN, where he assisted approximately 700 disadvantaged children of Aesesa village, Nagekeo regency which later became a main beneficiary of PLAN programs. From 2019 to 2021, Blas worked at a local institution called the NTT APPeK Workshop, assisting young school drop-outs to become entrepreneurs in fisheries and marine sector. On July 2022, Blas joined Taman Bacaan Pelangi whose child-friendly library program sparks an interest in him. Blas believes that adequate literacy skills is the foundation to building a better future generation and through his role with us he helps create quality reading environments vital to said foundation.