Strengthening the Innovation Ecosystem in Indo-Pacific 

Partners: Atlassian Foundation and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Solve, Atlassian Foundation, and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) formed a partnership to activate social entrepreneurship ecosystems in Indo-Pacific countries. 

This collaboration has garnered $4.6 million in committed funding across 10 Solver teams to pilot and scale their solutions. One of these teams was Jakarta-based Youth, Skills, & Workforce of the Future Solver Ruangguru. 

Through a digital bootcamp, Ruangguru gives dropped-out youth the resources they need to pass their exams and earn their graduation certificate. Between DFAT and Atlassian, over $1 million in funding has been committed to Ruangguru, allowing Ruangguru to sustainably scale their organization. 

In April 2019, representatives from DFAT and the Atlassian Foundation visited Ruangguru in their office in Jakarta. At this visit, the representatives from DFAT and Atlassian were able to see the positive impact Ruangguru was having on its target community and better understand Ruangguru’s needs. Today, Ruangguru serves more than 15 million users with over 300,000 teachers, and plans to scale even larger in its upcoming phase with the support of DFAT, Atlassian, and Solve.