Raude Raychel

Raude leads an organization that promotes community connections with those in the Indonesian diaspora. Immediately before the pandemic she and her organization were spearheading an effort to bring the country’s first Little Indonesia to Somersworth. Despite the setbacks of lockdown, she kept her team motivated and engaged, which included pivoting her organization to help those in her community that were struggling with food insecurity to get the support they needed, particularly when English was not their first language.. She continued to run online cultural events and attracted the attention of politicians, developers, and press to keep her vision alive. Most recently she secured funding and a space to house the project while many other developments in the region are on hold. She never ceased working through the changes COVID brought and our community is stronger and better connected because of it.