Women Changemakers Gathering in Bali
A safe place for women changemakers (and aspiring women changemakers) to meet one another;
A small-scale gathering where you can actually have intentional conversations with everyone;
A community you show up and participate equally as an agent of change;
A space to exchange stories and find inspirations to bring collective impact;
A tribe you can come back to as your support network and build intergenerational friendships.
This is what this gathering is about. For women changemakers.
We are inviting women and non-binary changemakers in Bali to come together — to start the year with meaningful connection, reflection, and intention — at the Women Changemakers Gathering in Bali. This gathering is cohosted by Carmen Chan, founder of Girls Be Change, alongside two inspiring local leaders — Leilani Gallardo of the Coral Triangle Center (CTC) and Duhitta Hayyuardhini of the Bali Youth Parliament for Water and Ragam Foundation.
In this gathering, Carmen will lead a 2026 Vision Board Workshop focused on changemaking and personal leadership — a creative space to imagine the futures we want to shape together. Leilani and Duhitta will share their perspectives on marine life and water conservation in Indonesia, showing how environmental stewardship connects with community care and collective action.
As always, this is not a panel or presentation — it’s a space for intentional conversations, where everyone participates as equals, engaging with openness, curiosity, and courage.
We’ll gather at the beautiful Coral Triangle Center (CTC) in Sanur, a space devoted to ocean conservation and community collaboration — the perfect setting to begin the year with shared inspiration and purpose.
Join us for an afternoon of reflection, creativity, and connection with other women and non-binary changemakers as we set our visions for the year ahead — together.
What is Women Changemakers Community Series?
The idea began in the summer of 2023 when two changemakers in Hong Kong, Carmen Chan (Girls Be Change) and Dorothy Lam (Dream Impact), questioned and envisioned what an ideal community is. We need a safe place among women changemakers to have organic meetups, intentional conversations and idea exchange with social ease, find inspirations and encouragement from each other, and build authentic friendships and support networks.
The first Women Changemakers Community Gathering was held in Hong Kong on March 8, 2024 at International Women’s Day. Ever since then, Girls Be Change cohosted with 20 (and counting) organizations and gathered over 200 (and counting) women changemakers in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, and Tanzania, Denmark, Peru, and the US. With 20+ gatherings around the globe, a vibrant community of global women changemakers was formed and connected virtually to raise questions, exchange ideas, and celebrate wins.
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Who are the Co-hosts?
Carmen Chan | Girls Be Change
Carmen is a people-driven entrepreneur. Since the age of 25, she has been running her own ventures, including her namesake jewelry brand, Carmen Chan Jewelry; creative agency, Studio C; and lately, her new social business, Girls Be Change.
Carmen Chan Jewelry celebrates the beauty of imperfection through jewelry and accessory design. Carmen was awarded as the finalist of Lane Crawford Calling Out For the Next New 2015 and highlighted in Facebook #SheMeansBusiness in 2016. Studio C is a creative agency that provides public relations, marketing, and design services with clients from a variety of backgrounds, including Taylor Swift, Marriott International, Hong Kong Design Centre, Affordable Art Fair, and more.
Girls Be Change is a social business that empowers girls and women to be explorers and changemakers. Carmen spent years understanding the challenges of women leaders and struggles of underserved women, and finally decided to transform her expertise in problem solving throughout her journey of entrepreneurship into this new venture with the goal to eradicate gender inequality and build strong impact eco-system collectively.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmenbechange/
Leilani Gallardo | Coral Triangle Center
Leilani Gallardo is a results-oriented environmental and science communication professional with more than a decade of experience in project management, outreach, capacity building, and network development for regional environmental initiatives. She is passionate about issues critical to our changing planet, including marine resource management, biodiversity protection, climate change adaptation, ocean plastic pollution, equality, and social inclusion. Leilani is an avid learner of design thinking principles and the intersection of art, science, and interactive learning to catalyze action toward environmental protection. Drawing from her background in journalism, she shares stories that aim to inspire deeper care for our planet.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leilani-gallardo-6b9a33/
Duhitta Hayyuardhini | Bali Youth Parliament for Water, Ragam Foundation
Duhitta Hayyuardhini is an Indonesian anthropologist and youth water advocate from Bali. As President of the Bali Youth Parliament for Water and Co-founder of Ragam Foundation, she works to empower young people and improve the livelihoods of vulnerable communities. She currently serves as Indonesia’s Groundwater Correspondent for the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), documenting cultural and community perspectives on water through research and storytelling. Her work has gained international visibility through the award-winning documentary AWAKENING and her participation in global forums including the World Water Forum and the World Food Forum. She is committed to promoting inclusive, culturally grounded, and youth-led approaches to water governance.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sprahayu/
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About Coral Triangle Center (CTC)
Coral Triangle Center (CTC) is a foundation based in Indonesia with regional scope and global impact. Established in 2010, CTC works closely with local communities, private sector, governments, and partners to strengthen marine resource management in the Coral Triangle to protect coral reef ecosystems, ensure sustainable livelihoods and food security.
We support on-the-ground conservation in Bali, Maluku, as well as in Timor-Leste. We lead learning networks of women leaders and marine protected area practitioners in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste. We facilitate regional learning exchanges and capacity building across the Coral Triangle region using a gender equality and social inclusion approach.
We are developing our Center for Marine Conservation in Bali as an integrated learning space for training programs, outreach activities, interactive exhibits, and artistic and cultural performances to influence millions of people to care for our oceans and those who depend on it.
https://www.coraltrianglecenter.org/
About Bali Youth Parliament for Water
Bali Youth Parliament for Water is part of the World Youth Parliament for Water. We are responding to youth interests, working together to prioritize water issues, and creating platforms for youth to gain access to information, networking, and advocating youth voice in the water and environmental sector.
https://www.instagram.com/baliypw
About Ragam Foundation
Ragam means “diversity” in Indonesian. This word embodies our multicultural volunteers, local staff, and the people we help. We also run diverse programs, such as organic farm tours and knitting workshops.
https://www.ragamfoundation.org/
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This gathering is only opened to women/womxn and non-binary changemakers (or aspiring women/womxn and non-binary changemakers).
Language: English
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