Ms. Ririn has been working in humanitarian organisations in Indonesia and ASEAN, particularly in disaster capacity-building programmes since 2004 with frequent travel to disaster-affected areas. Her main portfolio is designing and implementing disaster management capacity-building programs, including disaster management leadership program in ASEAN and ASEAN Standards and Certification for Disaster Management Experts. She has various experiences in a professional disaster management career alongside her doctoral research. Ms. Ririn believes it is immensely important to empower women and vulnerable groups to participate in building the community resilience in facing disaster, save more lives, and build back better.