Yayasan Aspirasi Bagi Bangsa

Where ambition outruns the odds.

We fund vocational training for young Indonesians and stay with them from classroom to career.

The Gap

The workforce mismatch starts long before the workplace.

93.5% 78.8% 60.7% PRIMARY JUNIOR HIGH SENIOR HIGH ASPIRATION'S PATHWAY PLACEMENT domestic + international credential-ready

Net enrollment falls from 93.5% in primary school to 60.67% by senior high — Indonesia's lowest rate among OECD-tracked countries for ages 15–19. We build the bridge from wherever a young person's education ends to a credentialed job.

93.5%
net enrollment at primary school — nearly every child starts.
78.8%
still enrolled by junior high — the first real drop-off.
60.7%
enrolled by senior high — roughly four in ten teens are already out.

Rural dropout at the upper-secondary level runs higher than urban, and even students who reach university disproportionately leave private institutions unfinished, mostly for economic reasons. Government support through KIP and KIP Kuliah has helped, but reach is uneven. The result: a large annual pool of graduates who are willing but not placement-ready — in nursing and beyond.

What We Do

We connect people, programs, and resources so no graduate is left stranded.

01

Vocational Scholarships

Funding training in high-demand fields, removing the financial barrier between ambition and a marketable credential.

02

Mentorship

Pairing students and fresh graduates with practitioners for career guidance, industry exposure, and accountability.

03

Career Pathways

Connecting graduates to employer networks and roles that actually match the skills they've built.

04

Ecosystem Partnerships

Working with schools, employers, and government so pathways reflect real labor-market demand, not paper plans.

Programs

What we fund

We fund the training, mentor graduates through it, and connect them to real employers — starting in the two fields where the gap between ambition and opportunity is widest.

Healthcare Worker Pipeline

Preparing licensed nursing graduates for placement-ready careers, domestically and abroad, through language, technical, and credentialing support.

Digital & AI Literacy

Scholarships and community-building for young Indonesians entering tech-adjacent work, alongside a student entrepreneurship and AI club.

One model, either field

Vocational scholarships, mentorship, and career pathways apply across both programs — and to whatever field we add next.

Who's Behind It

Founders

Tania Lestari
CO-FOUNDER

10+ years in investment and advisory across Indonesian ventures, with extensive mentorship experience and a strong local healthcare network.

Indrastuti Hadiputranto
CO-FOUNDER

Founding partner of Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (Baker McKenzie Indonesia) and a leading figure in Indonesian capital markets law, with extensive experience leading foundations and serving on enterprise boards.

Partner With Us

Enterprises, schools, and funders — let's talk fit.

We're building partnerships with enterprises, schools, and funders across our program areas. Reach out and we'll find where you fit.