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Amy Sim

Asia-Pacific Regional Program Manager (Environment)

Internews

Amy is Internews’ Asia-Pacific Regional Program Manager (Environment), where she leads a team to strengthen environmental reporting across the region. Prior to Internews, she worked on community-driven development in Indonesia at the World Bank, where she led a program using community arts to promote public participation in village planning and developed communication outreach strategies for maternal and child health. At ARTICLE 19 she managed projects on freedom of expression and access to information. Amy writes for the Singapore Chinese-language newspaper, Lianhe Zaobao. Through the Pandemic Mentors Bench, she is keen to work on the intersection of COVID-19 and the environment, such as the importance of addressing climate change and other environmental destruction to prevent future pandemics.