Will you stand with children this winter? Every gift will be doubled đ
Together with community-based partners around the world, we can create meaningful change for children, young people and communities â from improved education and accessibility to reducing violence, especially against girls.
Every gift counts & this winter every donation will be doubled thanks to a $10,000 match!
Penda Sarr
Program Associate, Africa
Penda Sarr works on the Africa team at Global Fund for Children, supporting regional initiatives to empower adolescent girls. She also focuses on building relationships with GFCâs local partners, preparing grant reports, and assisting with project management and monitoring and evaluation efforts.
Her prior work experience includes working for UNICEFâs gender team, where she designed advocacy strategies to promote gender equality in the workplace; the Social Science Research Council, where she worked on issues around violent conflict; and the Global Business Coalition for Health, where she supported grants operations, communications, and the coalitionâs partnership with UNFPAâs West & Central Africa Regional Office on the Sahel Womenâs Empowerment and Demographic Dividend initiative.
Penda has an honors bachelorâs degree in Political Science and African Studies from the University of Toronto, and a masterâs degree in Sustainable International Development from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She is fluent in French and Wolof and is passionate about girls and womenâs empowerment.