Christy Zakarias

Christy Zakarias (born 19 July 1998; 19 years old), also known as Christy Zee, is an Indonesian humanitarian public figure from Bekasi, Indonesia. She was the first Indonesian to receive the International Diana Memorial Award in 2013. Zakarias was awarded by former British Prime Minister David Cameron and British diplomat Mark Canning for co-founding and leading Riveria, a student-run initiative that teaches underprivileged Indonesian children English, since she was a ten-year-old eighth grader. She has since then appeared on various media, schools, and universities as a guest speaker and motivator.

Zakarias graduated high school as a valedictorian from Sinarmas World Academy (SWA) in 2015and is currently studying neuroscience at University College London (UCL). She is also a budding songwriter and music producer, having worked with artists such as Dua Lipa, Conor Maynard, and Cheat Codes in the past under the pen name "Zee" .