Catherine Jere

Catherine Jere is an Associate Professor in Education and Global Development at the University of East Anglia's School of Global Development. She holds the UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation and leads the Literacy and Development Group. Her work focuses on dismantling educational barriers in developing regions, particularly East Africa, with expertise in Malawi.

Education Background

• PhD in Education and International Development from University of London (Institute of Education)
• Research Fellow and Deputy Director at University of Malawi's Centre for Educational Research and Training (CERT)

Research Interests

• Gender equality and education systems
• Non-formal youth/adult literacy programs
• HIV/AIDS impact mitigation in education
• Innovative participatory research methods
• School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV) prevention
• UN Sustainable Development Goals implementation

Awards

• Recipient of BAICE Student Prize (2010)

Grants & Projects

• Leading 'Lifting barriers: Educated boys for gender equality' (2024-2027)
• Co-investigator on UNESCO's Global Report on Boys' Disengagement
• Contributor to ESRC Learning Outcomes and GS-DEV initiatives

Labs/Teams

• UNESCO Chair in Adult Literacy
• Literacy and Development Group
• Global Working Group to End SRGBV