Siri Lijfering is a knowledge broker at The Broker and the INCLUDE knowledge platform where she works on inclusive development and youth employment in Africa. Siri holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) and a BSc in Cultural Anthropology from the VU University in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and currently divides her time between South Africa and The Netherlands. Her professional interest is in turning insights into evidence by bridging knowledge from academic research, practice and policy and exploring opportunities for ‘shifting the power’ in development partnerships.