Katherine Brown

Hi!

I’m a Masters graduate in International Development from Sciences Po, currently working as Project Manager at the LearningPlanet Alliance, a collaboration between UNESCO and the Learning Planet Institute.

I’m passionate about data, storytelling and advocacy about socio-economic development, inequality, and making a positive impact on the world. I come from a long line of activists (all the way back to my great-grandmother) who protested against the injustice of apartheid over 60 cumulative years. Growing up hearing my family’s stories gave me a profound appreciation for social justice. I gravitate towards this field consciously, through my experience and political convictions, and unconsciously, through my heritage. Although apartheid ended the year before I was born, discriminatory vestiges of this regime permeate through its descendants and after-effects. Growing up in this politically tense period, I have listened, and finally contributed, to an evolving conversation about the need for tangible transformation through truly global development.

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Education

I have benefitted from an enriching education at two top-rated institutions in their fields of expertise.

Education

Sciences Po
Master's degree, International Development in African Studies & Global Risks
2020-2022
University of Cape Town
Honours degree, Social Science in Justice & Transformation
2018
With distinction
University of Cape Town
Bachelor's degree, Arts in International Relations, Psychology and French Literature
2015-2017
With distinction in French Literature

Experience

I have a wealth of experience as a project manager, researcher and data analyst in NGOs in France and South Africa. I have excelled professionally, both in French and English environments.

Experience

Learning Planet Institute
Project Manager
Sept 2022 - Present
International Truth and Justice Project
Research Consultant
Sept 2023 - Feb 2024
Oxfam South Africa
Research Consultant
Mar 2021 - June 2022
Paris Peace Forum
Volunteer Programme Officer
Sept - Dec 2021
Foundation for Human Rights
Research Consultant, previously Junior Researcher and Intern
Sept 2019 – Sept 2022
RAITH Foundation
Data Analysis Consultant
Nov 2019 - Dec 2020
South African Institute for Race Relations
& Centre for Risk Analysis

Research Intern
Feb - July 2019

Volunteering

I have also given back through Benenova in Paris, France and during my time at Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Volunteering

Benenova
Volunteer
2021
Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator
Intern
Jul - Aug 2017