Kitty Brayne

Biography

Kitty joined Well Grounded in April 2023 as Co-Director. In her role, Kitty is responsible for coordinating the development and delivery of Well Grounded’s programmes supporting civil society organisations working for community-based forest governance in the Congo Basin region.

Kitty’s experience supporting community-led conservation was previously centred around the Western Indian Ocean region, including many years based in Comoros and Madagascar.

A central thread through her work to date has been supporting organisational development and leadership within programme teams, community-based organisations and civil society networks, and she is passionate about shifting power in the sector towards local organisations and leaders.