Khadija Shariff is an international educational and economic empowerment specialist with over 15 years working on development projects focused on gender and youth. She has worked with community organizations, schools and NGOs, national and international, in both the United States and East Africa. She is one of the leaders of the Assessment of Life Skills and Values (ALiVE) team based in Zanzibar, Tanzania. She is also the Country Lead for the Regional Education Learning Initiative. Her passion and interests are in the nurturing and assessment of socio-emotional learning or Life Skills.