Catherine Bauman | Global Health Corps

Catherine Bauman

Catherine

Co-fellow

Alina

Alina Kostreba

Placement Country: Burundi
Title: Education Director
"I believe that passionate, dedicated and open-minded young people can and will empower communities."

Catherine is from Danville, Virginia. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia, majoring in Government and French. Following graduation, she supported UNICEF's work at sessions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, confirming her strong interest in children's rights. Next, she taught English in French Guiana for one academic year. She was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar and completed a Masters in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Switzerland. Her research focused on empowering unaccompanied child migrants through participation. Prior to joining GHC, she worked as a children's rights consultant with the NGO Group for the Committee on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF, and the International Social Service in Switzerland and Guinea-Bissau.