Irene Audrey Mailoa is from Indonesia and currently living in Depok (West Java) and working in DKI Jakarta.
Irene works with Inti Muda Indonesia as a Program Manager. Inti Muda Indonesia is a national organization that works on SRHR, AGYW and focuses on young key population issues. Inti Muda works in advocacy, networking, and capacity building in 7 areas in Indonesia; DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, South Sulawesi, North Sumatra, Bali, and Papua.
She is a female drug user, not only a needle user, but also uses other types of drugs and sometimes makes extra money by working as a sex worker, through an app on her phone or just a one night stand. She is bisexual, has kids, and is not married. This is very taboo in Indonesia, the views of her family and neighbour on the issue of being pregnant and not married are negative. Not only is the stigma of discrimination from the environment, she also fears for her child's future when he is growing up. She feels that she has to "protect" her child Grace from stigma and people's negative views towards children born outside of marriage. It became her fear and her focus. Of course, there are other young women who have the same story as her in Indonesia.
