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Lauren Glenmere Furmanek is the Global Grants Manager for EMpower, responsible for overseeing and managing grants for the EMpower network.
Before joining Empower, Lauren consulted for various organisations, including Prospera International Network of Women’s Fund, where she supported the Monitoring, Learning, and Evaluation Community of Practice in capacity-building practices for members. Previously, she worked for the Open Society Foundations, a global human rights philanthropy.
Lauren holds several Masters degrees, including an MA in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews, an LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of London, and an MPPG in Gender and Public Policy from the Facultad Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales.
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