Arizza is the Co-Founder and President of KRIS, a non-profit organization that promotes peace through education and youth leadership in the Philippines. KRIS has trained and educated over 1,000 Filipino youth leaders on peacebuilding, supported hundreds of youth organizations in their initiatives for education and development through seed grants and assistance, and reached millions through online and offline information campaigns on preventing and countering violent extremism. In 2021, KRIS was recognized as one of Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in the Philippines and received the YouthLED Democracy Award from The Asia Foundation. Arizza is also one of ten young leaders selected by the former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to eradicate violent extremism through the global Extremely Together initiative. For her work, Arizza was awarded as one of the Ten Outstanding Students of the Philippines and one of five global recipients of Zonta International’s Young Women for Public Affairs Award. She has also been inducted to Tatler Asia’s Gen. T List as one of Asia’s most promising young leaders. She is also the Managing Director of DIGInspire, a communications agency providing strategic marketing services to top organizations across diverse industries in the Philippines. DIGInspire has led campaigns promoting new methods of farming, responsible tourism, health and nutrition, children’s rights, and more.
