{"id":25884,"date":"2026-04-25T00:16:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25884"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T15:16:33","slug":"the-story-of-brigitta-gunawan-samsung-international-newsroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25884","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Brigitta Gunawan \u2013 Samsung International Newsroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brigitta Gunawan is a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/generation17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generation17<\/a>, a Samsung and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP)<\/a> partnership empowering younger people who find themselves contributing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Targets.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since 2020, Generation17 has supported Younger Leaders worldwide with Samsung Galaxy expertise, mentorship and networking alternatives to amplify their tales and options.<\/p>\n<p>A snorkeling journey as an adolescent off the island of Nusa Penida in Indonesia modified every little thing for Brigitta Gunawan. The reef was dense with life, fish weaving by way of coral in extraordinary colours. It was like nothing she had ever seen. Again on shore, one thought stayed together with her: most individuals would by no means expertise this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"Z7dLi0ERWwA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet the Generation17 Young Leaders: The Story of Brigitta Maria Andrea Gunawan | Samsung\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z7dLi0ERWwA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Brigitta grew up in Jakarta, an inland industrial metropolis removed from reefs, however had at all times felt drawn to the water. She even took her first steps on a seashore in Bali. After a snorkeling journey to Nusa Penida, that connection turned one thing else: a way of accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the UN Atmosphere Programme (UNEP), warming oceans, air pollution and overfishing have put coral reefs on a devastating trajectory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/topics\/ocean-seas-and-coasts\/blue-ecosystems\/coral-reefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with as much as 90%<\/a> projected to vanish by 2050. Coral reefs, discovered in additional than 100 international locations, are among the many most necessary ecosystems within the ocean \u2014 supporting marine life, defending coastlines and sustaining the communities that rely on them. Globally, greater than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/worlds-corals-are-bleaching-heres-why-and-what-it-means-oceans-future?utm_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one billion folks<\/a> rely on wholesome oceans for his or her livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to lose a lot in such a brief period of time,\u201d Brigitta says. \u201cI made a decision that there\u2019s one thing that I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69ebb33da565d\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69ebb33da565d\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69ebb33da565d\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25884\/#Turning_a_Hashtag_Right_into_a_Motion\" title=\"Turning a Hashtag Right into a Motion\">Turning a Hashtag Right into a Motion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25884\/#Expertise_Bringing_the_Ocean_to_Everybody\" title=\"Expertise Bringing the Ocean to Everybody\">Expertise Bringing the Ocean to Everybody<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=25884\/#The_Subsequent_Wave_of_Ocean_Advocates\" title=\"The Subsequent Wave of Ocean Advocates\">The Subsequent Wave of Ocean Advocates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turning_a_Hashtag_Right_into_a_Motion\"><\/span><strong>Turning a Hashtag Right into a Motion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, at 17, she launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/30x30indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">30\u00d730 Indonesia<\/a>, named after the worldwide effort to guard 30% of the ocean by 2030. The goal, backed by the UN\u2019s International Targets for local weather motion (<a href=\"https:\/\/globalgoals.org\/goals\/13-climate-action\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purpose 13<\/a>) and life beneath water (<a href=\"https:\/\/globalgoals.org\/goals\/14-life-below-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purpose 14<\/a>), is seen as crucial to preserving marine ecosystems. She started merely, with a hashtag and a name for folks to submit photographs holding indicators of help. Within the first month, over 400 photographs poured in, many from faculties and youth teams who had by no means heard of the 2030 goal earlier than.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had completely no expertise,\u201d Brigitta says, crediting early mentors. \u201cI simply loved going on the market and slowly constructing what it&#8217;s right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Quickly, Brigitta expanded past social media. Working with a neighborhood diving group and village leaders in northeast Bali, she helped design and construct a coral backyard on the ocean flooring \u2014 a synthetic construction the place coral fragments are planted to assist degraded reefs recuperate, whilst oceans proceed to heat. Over the previous 5 years, her workforce has planted over 1,400 coral fragments, with a survival charge of as much as 86%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/img.global.news.samsung.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21171158\/Samsung-Mobile-Generation17-Global-Goals-Brigitta-Gunawan_main1.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitta and team carefully attach coral fragments to restoration structures, tracking and monitoring growth.\" class=\"wp-image-172991\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u25b2 Brigitta and workforce fastidiously connect coral fragments to restoration buildings, monitoring and monitoring development.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expertise_Bringing_the_Ocean_to_Everybody\"><\/span><strong>Expertise Bringing the Ocean to Everybody<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As her coral restoration work grew, a deeper problem nagged at Brigitta: most individuals would by no means set foot within the sea, not to mention see a reef in individual. \u201cIt\u2019s necessary for folks to see the ocean in order that they know why we&#8217;ve got to reserve it,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, she launched <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.diverseas.org\/__;!!N96JrnIq8IfO5w!hRhiIK7iRnlDOvDwli5tH0FSSlepvVmjJAwolwW8psV0L1e1dTFRWEmEZsGRoBjx9UZI2GeV-JuqJRQoVALD843ddeU$\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diverseas<\/a>, a free training program that makes use of 360-degree underwater filming to convey reefs into lecture rooms, supporting the UN\u2019s International Purpose for high quality training (Purpose 4). Brigitta companions with grassroots conservation organizations worldwide to seize footage. College students slip on headsets and instantly discover themselves beneath the floor, surrounded by coral and different marine life.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/img.global.news.samsung.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21171529\/Samsung-Mobile-Generation17-Global-Goals-Brigitta-Gunawan_main2.jpg\" alt=\"Diverseas' online courses extend ocean education beyond the classroom, reaching students in more than 10 countries.\" class=\"wp-image-172992\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u25b2 Diverseas\u2019 on-line programs prolong ocean training past the classroom, reaching college students in additional than 10 international locations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>College students who dwell inland have by no means seen these underwater scenes; by fostering ocean literacy, Brigitta is looking for collective motion to guard biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>Diverseas has since reached greater than 20,000 folks throughout 12 international locations by way of workshops, on-line programs, diver coaching scholarships, conferences and occasions. Its give attention to immersive ocean literacy makes the undersea world really feel actual, and value defending.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/img.global.news.samsung.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/21171548\/Samsung-Mobile-Generation17-Global-Goals-Brigitta-Gunawan_main3.jpg\" alt=\"Brigitta teaches students about underwater ecosystems using a Samsung Galaxy phone.\" class=\"wp-image-172993\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u25b2 Brigitta teaches college students about underwater ecosystems utilizing a Samsung Galaxy cellphone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For Brigitta, the aim now could be to succeed in extra communities all over the world and to proceed restoring reefs throughout Indonesia.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Subsequent_Wave_of_Ocean_Advocates\"><\/span><strong>The Subsequent Wave of Ocean Advocates<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In coral reef restoration, the place the numbers on reef loss can really feel overwhelming, Brigitta believes staying optimistic is important. \u201cFor younger folks, giving up isn&#8217;t an choice,\u201d she says. \u201cWe now have to stay hopeful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And one of the best place to construct that hope? The classroom, each bodily and digital. \u201cI imagine training is so highly effective,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen you do it proper, you encourage younger individuals who change into the policymakers of the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brigitta Gunawan is a member of Generation17, a Samsung and United Nations Improvement Programme (UNDP) partnership empowering younger people who find themselves contributing to the International Targets. Since 2020, Generation17 has supported Younger Leaders worldwide with Samsung Galaxy expertise, mentorship and networking alternatives to amplify their tales and options. 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