Metchella Metha

As a coordinator, Metchella researches suitable education programs for Indigenous youth from the rural areas that do not have the opportunity to participate in the mainstream education system. She is also a member of the School of Acting Justly, Loving Tenderly and Treading Humbly (SALT) a movement of Catholic graduates who conduct human rights training for university students. SALT emphasises the significance of projects and initiatives which are youth-led for the protection and empowerment of the Indigenous Peoples. Last year Metchella was involved in writing the report with the grassroots community advocating against the dam in Sabah which won a Human Rights Award in Malaysia. Metchella aims to share the information gained during the program with the Indigenous youth she works with and to use the skills and strategies gained to empower the community fighting the dam. She has also identified that the program will assist the movement in investigating the foreign investment in the dam.