Chevening is looking for individuals who will be future leaders or influencers in their home countries. Explain how you meet this requirement, using clear examples of your own leadership and influencing skills to support your answer.

Leadership

is a skill

that is

developed through

experience

and learning how to shape the future. Growing up in a rural location with financial hardships was a life-changing

experience

that enabled me to acquire strong

leadership

abilities and transition from being an employee to being self-employed. The COVID-19 pandemic was the defining moment of my

leadership

development as an inventory engineer. My income was reduced by 30%

as a result

of the pandemic's effect on the manufacturing sector.

As a consequence

of

this

circumstance, I established a culinary cuisine business as a part-time entrepreneur. I founded a small start-up called Special Mbujang Puedess, an online restaurant whose primary identity is the Javanese sambal concept. In Mojokerto, I enlisted a large number of housewives proficient in preparing Indonesian culinary

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with sambal so they could remain at home and receive food orders from customers through mobile applications.

This

business not only helped me maintain my income but

also

gave those who had lost their jobs

as a result

of the epidemic alternatives to find employment. As the founder and leader, I partnered with GoFood, GrabFood, Traveloka Eats, and Tokopedia NYAM (online food delivery platforms) as a merchant,

in addition

to promoting all product variants via social media.

This

experience

has provided me with valuable insights

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the significance of displaying proactivity and adaptability when confronted with obstacles. To sustain my business operations and generate employment prospects, I was compelled to engage in unconventional thinking and devise inventive strategies. In

this

way, I implemented the co-creation approach, which was to encourage and facilitate the collaboration of more than a million housewives with the aim of fostering sustainable growth, productivity, and profitability in the foreseeable future. Based on my personal experiences, I have gained insight into the multifaceted nature of

leadership

, which extends beyond individual accomplishments to encompass the facilitation of possibilities for the achievement of others. Through

this

culinary endeavour, I facilitated economic empowerment for women in domestic roles

while

making a meaningful contribution to the wider society by offering a valued service during a critical period.

This

experience

reaffirmed that

leadership

is not merely a role but a dynamic force for good, capable of influencing positive change in diverse and unexpected ways. As I made the transition from employee to entrepreneur, I realised that change is not always easy or straightforward.

Nevertheless

, through sufficient commitment, any habit can be reformed. I believe that

this

scholarship opportunity would facilitate the realisation of my objectives and enable me to make a meaningful impact on my local community and broader society.