Steinunn Jakobsdóttir

Grants International Coordinator, Friends-International

Biography

I am the International Coordinator for Grants at Friends-International and part of the organization’s management team. I work closely with all our programs across Southeast Asia as well as with partner organizations in North Africa and Latin America and support them to implement best practice projects for marginalized children, young people, their families and communities. I hold a M.S Degree in International Development from University College Dublin. Prior to moving to Cambodia to join Friends-International I worked in the media for several years as a journalist and editor for newspapers and magazines in Iceland and Ireland.