RIVER WARRIORS

Sungai Watch is an environmental organization on a mission to stop plastic from going into the ocean.

We are a registered charity, both as a Yayasan in Indonesia and a 501(c)3 in the United States. We are a certified One Percent for the Planet Environmental Partner.

Founders

Founded in 2020 by Gary, Kelly and Sam Bencheghib in Bali, Indonesia, Sungai Watch is now a team of 90 passionate river warriors, working every day to create solutions to stop the flow of plastic pollution from going into the ocean. By designing simple trash barriers and operating a collection, sorting and up-cycling system, we have created a scalable approach to tackling plastic pollution. We are on a mission to install 1,000 barriers throughout Indonesia.

To learn more about the founders' past work, click here.

Impacts achieved:

We are scaling rapidly and currently expanding our operation throughout Bali and in Java, Indonesia, the world's most populated island and home to 90 of the world's 1,000 most polluted rivers. We have also begun researching an international expansion through Asia and Latin America. Some of our impacts achieved to date include:

— Collected over 1,000,000 kg of plastics from the environment (as of March 2023)

— Installed barriers in over 180 rivers, 32 villages and 4 Indonesian regions

— Organized over 600 community cleanups, adding to over 2 years of volunteer hours

— Grew from a team of volunteers to over 85 full-time employees in 3 years

Thank you for joining us on this journey, and we invite you to learn more about our impacts:

2021 Impact Report

2022 Impact Report

We have a team of 85 amazing river warriors that make this adventure possible.

  • Aditya

    Cleanup Team

  • Afin

    Sorting Team

  • Anas

    Sorting Team

  • Andreas

    Cleanup Team

  • Ani

    Sorting Team

  • Anton

    Cleanup Team

  • Bagi

    Management Team

  • Dedi

    Machine Operator

  • Delvi

    Sorting Team

  • Dias

    Sorting Team

  • Digta

    Sorting Team

  • Ela

    Sorting Team

  • Elda

    Sorting Team

  • Emi

    Sorting Team

  • Eva

    Cleanup Team

  • Fabi

    Cleanup Team

  • France

    Machine Operator

  • Gary

    Management Team

  • Giri

    Management Team

  • Gonzales

    Cleanup Team

  • Gusti

    Machine Operator

  • Hanki

    Cleanup Team

  • Haris

    Cleanup Team

  • Harry

    Management Team

  • Ian

    Machine Operator

  • Indra

    Management Team

  • Kelly

    Management Team

  • Ketut Murdika

    Cleanup Team

  • Ketut Narba

    Cleanup Team

  • Komang

    Cleanup Team

  • Made

    Management Team

  • Made Alit

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Ari

    Management Team

  • Made Darma

    Sorting Team

  • Made Ediarta

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Juli

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Merta Dana

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Oka

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Sudiartika

    Cleanup Team

  • Made Surata

    Machine Operator

  • Mang Jun

    Cleanup Team

  • Marten

    Cleanup Team

  • Melki

    Machine Operator

  • Mia

    Sorting Team

  • Mirella

    Management Team

  • Nari

    Welding Team

  • Nengah Sudarma

    Cleanup Team

  • Ngurah Ariawan

    Cleanup Team

  • Nirmala

    Sorting Team

  • Nova Andika

    Cleanup Team

  • Novi

    Sorting Team

  • Nyoman Artawan

    Cleanup Team

  • Pak Muditha

    Management Team

  • Pak Nan

    Cleanup Team

  • Nyoman Sudana

    Cleanup Team

  • Putu Agus

    Cleanup Team

  • Pak No

  • Pak Yo

  • Sam

    Management Team

  • Santos

    Cleanup Team

  • Selly

    Management Team

  • Shanty

    Management Team

  • Suli

    Sorting Team

  • Theo

    Sorting Team

  • Utari

    Sorting Team

  • Uzek

    Cleanup Team

  • Vebri

    Cleanup Team

  • Vinsen

    Cleanup Team

  • Wayan Budi

    Cleanup Team

  • Wayan Gede

    Sorting Team

  • Wayan Sudi

    Cleanup Team

  • Widi

    Cleanup Team

  • Yadi

    Welding Team

  • Yani

    Cleanup Team

  • Yohanes

    Machine Operator

  • Yonetha

    Sorting Team

  • Yusti

    Sorting Team

  • Yusuf

    Cleanup Team