Afri appoints its new Coordinator

Afri is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Coordinator. Katie Martin will take over from Joe Murray as Coordinator of Afri on September 2nd. Katie’s ideals, passion, values and experience are an ideal fit for her new role. She will have the opportunity as coordinator of a small but impactful NGO, to exercise her many skills and to express her passion for justice, peace and opposition to war and militarisation. We warmly welcome Katie and look forward to supporting her as she takes on this critically important post. (See Katie’s Bio below)

“Katie Martin (she/her) is a Global Citizenship Education practitioner who has worked with Development Perspectives since 2018. As Coordinator of the post-primary projects (the SDG Challenge Schools and Water Wise Explorers), she shares her passion for critical thinking and active citizenship with students and teachers. Katie holds First-Class Honours in her BA in International Relations from DCU and MA in International Peacebuilding, Security and Development Practice from Maynooth University. She is a member of Comhlámh Justice for Palestine, a former Board Member of AfrI, and an activist. She believes in the power of critical hope, active citizenship, and decolonisation to imagine and create more peaceful and equitable futures. She is a lover of sea swimming, kayaking, running, reading, and travelling. She is delighted and honoured to be taking up the mantle from Joe, who has so keenly demonstrated what it means to live the values of peace, justice and, at its most fundamental level, kindness and empathy for all.”

Photo: Katie Martin with Joe Murray at an Afri event

Photo by Rob Fairmichael

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