Galit Cohen
Galit has 23+ years of experience in international development and humanitarian aid. She has managed community programs in underserved communities around South Africa. In 2013, she founded Ripples for Change, leading efforts to empower rural communities through education, skills development, and sustainable livelihoods.
She holds a degree in Economics and a Master’s in Public Health, specializing in emergency and disaster management. Her humanitarian work includes leading emergency missions in Haiti (2010), the Philippines (2014), Oklahoma City (2014), and South Sudan (2014-15).
Doing good right: the guide to making change that lasts
For more than two decades, I’ve worked at the intersection of crisis, community, and change. From the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, to nine months in conflict-torn South Sudan, to now over a decade livin...