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Karen Kühlcke


Karen manages the Strategy, Growth and Impact portfolio at Cenfris. She spends much of her time on the communications, strategy, market intelligence and impact functions at Cenfri. Before joining the organisation in 2017, Karen gained valuable business experience, working in digital and print publishing, small enterprise development, project management, client services and in the provision of business advisory services via the regional chamber of commerce and industry.

She has an interest in understanding how improved digital governance and economic development leads to decreased marginalisation of individuals, as well as how global geopolitical shifts impact emerging markets.

Qualifications
  • Honours degree in industrial sociology, the University of Cape Town
  • Bachelors degree in industrial sociology and industrial psychology

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Recent Work by Karen Kühlcke
7 Lessons from 2024
Our work at Cenfri rarely follows the typical rhythms of the calendar year, yet, as 2024 draws to a close, we thought it would be good to reflect o...
Leveraging agricultural data for more effective policymaking
Policymakers are challenged to develop policies that will have a positive social impact. For instance, input subsidies for farmers have been widely...
The Africa Fintech Hub – a platform designed to strengthen fintechs in Africa
Fintechs have the potential to significantly improve the options available to financially underserved individuals. Many fintech start-ups in Africa...
Regulatory support
Policymakers, regulators and supervisors in emerging markets are under pressure to develop, implement and enforce policy and regulation that confor...
Supporting digital transformation in Rwanda
Fiacre Mushimire, Cenfri’s Policy Lead, answered some questions about the breadth of Cenfri’s work in...
The new nexus: digital governance, digital financial services and the SDGs
What is the New Nexus Initiative?  ...