Profiles

Julie joined the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti in May 2022 for a 4-month assignment to support the social and economic policy unit with research projects on the impact of social protection on children’s schooling outcomes and participation in child labour. She previously worked with local market development at UNICEF’s regional office for West and Central Africa in Senegal, and in programme coordination for women’s and children’s rights NGOs, such as Plan International. Julie holds an MSc in Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her interests include child rights advocacy and gender-sensitive programming.