The RE: Project has partnered with the WIAN | The Women in International Affairs Network to create a podcast interview series about the career experience of remarkable women from the international development and humanitarian sector. They will be sharing their experience about the obstacles they faced, how they overcame them, and advice for other women embarking on a similar path.

Our sixth #podcast features Catherine (Kate) Kiama, Director of Programs at She's the First, a global community of ambitious students, dedicated teachers, inspiring artists, hardworking policymakers, community organizers and business leaders who are fighting for a world where girls have the right to choose their own futures and be empowered and educated in their communities.

In this podcast, Kate shares about the creation and meaning behind her organization, She's the First, the #challenges of gender norms and communal norms as a female in Kenya, and the fight against prejudiced #identity and #perspective.

Kate is a born feminist and is passionate about the law and in addressing social injustices that affect women and adolescent girls globally. She holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of London and is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. Kate is currently the Director of Program at She's the First (https://shesthefirst.org/). Kate previously worked as a Lawyer and Program Associate at the Aids Law Project and undertook her articles at Tripleoklaw Advocates LLP. She also served as a grant manager at the Nike Foundation supporting the Girl Effect Movement.