Fatema Jaffer

Legal Fellow, Brown's Promise

Fatema began her career in education as a mathematics educator and community organizer in her parents’ home region, East Africa, and her hometown, Orlando, Florida. In 2021, she enrolled at Harvard Law School to learn how domestic and foreign laws and policies determine the quality of education a child receives.

During law school, Fatema served as Co-President of the African Law Association, Diversity and Equity Managing Editor of the CR-CL Law Review, Team Lead for Defenders, and Student Affairs Co-Chair for Student Government. She pursued clinics and internships in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Washington, DC, to better understand how lawyers utilize movements and coalition building to obtain education justice.