Director – Education and Development
Prior to joining Khulisa in 2017, Ms Roper worked in the non-profit, government, donor and business sectors in Southern Africa for over 20 years. She held positions in the Secretariat for Safety and Security, the South African Police Service, Health and Development Africa, Mott MacDonald, and Inkanyezi Initiative. She also consulted for a range of organisations including Oxfam Australia, UNICEF and South African government departments (Basic Education, Social Development, Correctional Services and Gauteng Department of Community Safety).
Ms Roper is a PhD candidate at Lancaster University, United Kingdom (UK) in the Department of Higher Education: Research, Evaluation and Empowerment (expected 2024). She has a Master’s in Social Research from the University of Sheffield, UK, and a Bachelor’s degree in Primary Education.
Ms. Roper belongs to the South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA), African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) and previously to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPICAN). She is a prolific author of journal articles and book chapters and is an active speaker at international conferences