Marika is a young professional in development cooperation sector, with background in Social Sciences.
She graduated from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Oslo with a
joint MA degree in Global Development and Education. As part of her studies, she has undertaken
research on Youth and Employability in Georgia as well as served as a EU funded GLOBED Fellow to
contribute to youth research. Her professional background includes working with development and
education organizations such as World Vision International, American Councils for International
Education and the most recently EDUCO Foundation in Spain on the issues related to youth development and education, gender equality, girl’s empowerment, and sexual & reproductive health and rights.
Currently Marika holds project officer role at the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA), working on addressing gender norms and harmful practices.