Katra Sambili

Katra Sambili is a Kenyan writer, thinker, and poet dedicated to empowering youth and women across Africa. She holds a Master of Science in International Development from the University of Birmingham and is an Edward S. Mason Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School. While at Harvard, she founded the Harvard Africa Women’s Network (HAWN), a peer support group focused on public speaking, media, and policy analysis. Previously, Sambili served as the founding Head of Secretariat for Kenya’s National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ), coordinating justice sector reforms. She has also worked with UN Women, UNDP, UNICEF, and the United Nations Millennium Campaign. Currently, she is a research and communications consultant at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.