Pamela Beecroft is CIPE’s North Africa Program Director, overseeing staff and projects in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Libya. She is also one of CIPE’s training experts. She has designed curriculums and facilitated training in MENA and beyond on topics related to advocacy and organizational capacity. She has also authored several training and implementation guides, and supported colleagues across CIPE in the design and planning of their own training initiatives.
Prior to coming to CIPE, Beecroft worked at the World Bank for five years, supporting the implementation of ex-combatant demobilization and reintegration projects in Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Earlier, she spent several years at Population Action International, an American non-profit that advocates for women’s health. Beecroft has lived, worked and traveled in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. She speaks several languages, including fluent French and intermediate Arabic. She holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where she concentrated in International Security Studies, and Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania.