Our Team
Meet the people behind Welfare Matters’ programmes.
Amy Corrigan
Programme Director
Amy joined Welfare Matters in 2023 and is currently Programme Director for the Southeast Asia Farmed Animal Welfare Fellowship (SEAFAWF). She was previously involved in developing and running the Farmed Animal Welfare Incubator (FAWI) programme.
Amy has been involved in animal advocacy in Asia for over 20 years. After earning a degree in Zoology, she spent 3 years volunteering and working at the Wildlife Friends of Thailand (WFFT) wildlife rescue centre in Thailand. She then moved to Singapore, where she spent more than 11 years with ACRES (Animal Concerns Research & Education Society). There, she led the Humane Education department, and as Group Director for Advocacy played a key role in numerous campaigns, particularly those focused on cruelty-free living, zoo animal welfare, and the captive dolphin industry.
Doli Rizki
Programme Coordinator
Doli is the Programme Coordinator for the Southeast Asia Farmed Animal Welfare Fellowship (SEAFAWF) at Welfare Matters. He is responsible for facilitating SEAFAWF and is involved in programme delivery, curriculum development, and website management to help enhance the fellowship’s reach and impact in the region.
Holding a degree in engineering, Doli developed a strong interest in areas beyond his field, particularly veganism and effective altruism. A committed vegan, he has been involved in animal advocacy for several years, volunteering with various organizations in Indonesia. He applies EA principles to maximize impact in the movement and is dedicated to building a more sustainable and humane food system in Southeast Asia.
Fasya Yuriza Yahya
Programme Coordinator
Fasya is a vegan intersectional activist and Programme Coordinator at Welfare Matters. Holding a Bachelor of Laws from Universitas Indonesia, she has spent eight years working across movements, using legal knowledge and advocacy to address systemic inequality. She began in political and human rights activism, focusing on gender issues, environmental justice, and women's labour rights, before expanding into farmed animal advocacy through an intersectional lens.
Her transition into farmed animal advocacy stemmed from a growing realisation that justice must extend to all beings, human and non-human alike. Passionate about justice, accessibility, and movement-building, she believes farmed animal advocacy must be inclusive, strategic, and deeply rooted in compassion.
Gede Sanjaya
Programme Associate
Gede is a veterinarian from Bali who has been working for farmed animal welfare for four years. He is interested in the farmed animal welfare movement as he feels that a vet should contribute not only to helping animals at the clinic but also to helping animals that are mistreated at farms. As a Programme Associate, previously, he was part of the 2024 Farmed Animal Welfare Incubator (FAWI) team at Welfare Matters. Currently, he is focusing on engaging with the talent pool for farmed animal welfare advocacy in Southeast Asia.
Jaipal Giil
Programme Director
Jaipal helped to run the Farmed Animal Welfare Incubator (FAWI) in 2024 and now assists with other areas of work at Welfare Matters, including new programme development.
He has been involved in the animal protection movement for about 20 years. He began his career investigating animal cruelty as an inspector at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Singapore, before eventually serving the organisation as executive director. Jaipal has Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science qualifications.
Lefteris Statharas
Research and Data Manager
Lefteris Statharas is a researcher, and science communicator with a varied background in mechanical engineering, material science and storytelling. He is the lead researcher and data manager for Welfare Matters working to understand the needs of advocates in the region. Via in-depth interviews and literature research, Lefteris looks for a data-driven understanding of the capacity needs of farmed animal welfare advocates in Southeast Asia and uncover trends and insights that shape the sector.
Lefteris also looks to expand his skill set to investigative journalism, where he explores underreported stories, from academic research in conflict zones to the intersection of science and society.
Wanyi Zeng
Executive Director
Wanyi Zeng is the Executive Director of Welfare Matters providing strategic leadership and driving the organisation’s growth. She oversees operations to ensure the focus of the team on its mission and is actively involved in programme development, team management, partnerships and fundraising.
She started the Effective Altruism chapter in Singapore, which evolved into Welfare Matters. Wanyi is committed to reducing the suffering of sentient beings and applies an EA approach to the Southeast Asian context. Before focusing on effective altruism and capacity building for the farmed animal advocacy movement, she began her career in community work in Singapore. She holds a background in psychology and sociology.