Learning to Translate Problems, Not Just Solve Them

by danny | Jul 16, 2026

My background in Informatics taught me how to solve technical problems. When something did not work, my instinct was to explore it directly, try different approaches, and ask questions when I reached a point I could not solve by myself. But my first role at Solve...

One Mission, Different Path: What Human Rights Taught Me About Education

by Raisa Widiastari | Jul 15, 2026

What Human Rights Taught Me About Education People often assume that when I moved from working in human rights to managing education programmes, I changed fields entirely. I have never seen it that way. The more I work in education, the more convinced I become that I...

On Quality Assurance: Quality Starts Before Testing

by fandy | Jul 7, 2026

I’ve written hundreds of test cases. But one of the most useful things I’ve done as a QA engineer this year started before testing. There’s a question at the core of QA work: Does this match the requirement? It’s a good question. It’s the...

From Telling Stories about Social Impact Programs to Seeing the Process Behind Them

by Nadiana Tsamratul Fuadah | Jun 29, 2026

The first story I wrote at Solve Education! wasn’t mine. It was about one of our beneficiaries. When I first joined Solve Education!, I was part of the Marketing Communications team. I learned about our programs through conversations with colleagues, impact...

I Joined Solve to Test Apps. I Learned That a Working Feature Isn’t Enough.

by Dial Dwitama | Jun 22, 2026

Somewhere in the world right now, a young person is opening edbot.ai and starting a lesson. Maybe they’re building English skills to qualify for a better job. Maybe they’re working through a course late at night after work. They’re not thinking about software quality....

Are We Really Listening Before We Tell the Story?

by Haikal Emir | Jun 22, 2026

Whenever people hear that I work in marketing and communications, they usually assume my job revolves around writing. Writing articles. Writing social media captions. Writing newsletters. Writing reports and writing blogs, like this. And to be fair, a large part of my...