Pauline Otieno Skaper was the Rift Valley Institute Education and Forum Manager from April 2016 to January 2022. Under Pauline’s management, the RVI courses developed in new directions, with a successful series of bespoke courses in addition to annual one, and online courses during the pandemic. She also managed a prolific programme of Rift Valley Forum events that made the Forum a go-to place for public discussions on a range of important issues. Pauline holds an MSc in Violence, Conflict and Development from the School of Oriental and Africa Studies and an LLB from Birkbeck College, University of London.