Margaret Chasara

Margaret Chasara graduated Suma cum laude from Taylor University in Indiana, in 2011, with BA degrees in International Relations (Economics concentration) and Psychology; she also had a double minor in Political Science and Developmental Economics. She went on to receive a Master of International Development Policy (specializing in Applied Economics) from Duke University in 2013.

Margaret has lived, studied and worked in a variety of countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. She has worked for Amnesty International in Zimbabwe and various international schools around the world. Her interests include: capacity building and management of sustainable development projects in fragile and transitioning states, post-conflict economic and social reconstruction, collaborative resource management for effective environmental conflict resolution in the context of regions undergoing rapid economic growth. Last but not least, she is also interested in the design of effective and democratic land tenure management systems in Africa.