Koteka Wenda’s childhood is full of bittersweet memories and lessons. Her early memories are of her family fleeing West Papua as political-refugees to live in exile in the safety of the United Kingdom.
It was in exile where Koteka and her family discovered what it means to grow a community and continue the spreading of their message to “Free West Papua” using their abilities as mucians, educators and living witnesses to being a West Papuan in Indonesia.
Koteka is now developing her own understanding of the unique position she holds as a young-exiled-woman to bring fresh perspectives and goals to the “Free West Papua” movement.