Violette Perrotte

Violette is a French native who just graduated from Johns Hopkins University, with a dual degree in International Studies and Public Health Studies. Her interest in international development was sparked after an internship at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Paris, where she worked in the Health and Human Development sector, mostly focusing on health issues regarding women in developing countries. The following year, she was chosen to represent France at the G(irls)20 Summit, which picks one young woman from each G20 country to meet and discuss changes in women’s status around the world. Her passion for African culture and public health related issues regarding women in Africa broadened after a semester abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, which led her to return to Africa the following year, in Ethiopia, as an intern for the AMREF. She is looking forward to discovering a new part of Africa and a new area of development work, as a fellow at the UN World Food Program in Dakar, Senegal.