About Vanessa Rojas

Vanessa is studying for a PhD in Social & Cultural Anthropology at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has a degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Her work has focused on the anthropology of education and childhood, addressing issues of educational transitions, child welfare, educational quality and power relations. Vanessa has worked in the Qualitative Component of Young Lives between 2007 and 2011. During 2012, she worked in the Early Education Department of the Ministry of Education of Peru as Coordinator of alternatives of education in early childhood. Currently she is an Associated Researcher at GRADE and works as the Coordinator of the Qualitative Component of Young Lives in Peru.