Alonso Jr. Joseph Hodgson

SDG 1: No poverty is the most important SDG for the Indigenous peoples of Alto Wangki. We need to promote the development of our community in many ways, including building awareness of the problems of early pregnancy, preventing physical abuse and child abuse, promoting education and sports, reducing social problems among youth, and introducing more technological innovation.

I want our Indigenous territory to gain full self-government and not be dependent on other regions. We want to manage our territory so that our people feel protected and not discriminated against. We want to be independent in our traditions and culture, since we are multicultural and multiethnic. I would also like to see a university established here that serves our Indigenous community.
I have always liked to work with Change for Children because the organization cares about supporting the needs of the people in our region and seeing them prosper, and so do I.

I am most inspired by the need for more education, sports, and training for young people. Young people can make the most impact when given the opportunity to gain an education and practice a profession. Due to lack of resources, most young people here only finish high school in the local schools and do not have the chance to leave the community to study a profession such as medicine or engineering. I want to promote awareness about early pregnancy and get young people out of drug and alcohol abuse. Then I want to look for mechanisms and take necessary measures so that they have a future in our territory.