Tanja Kiziak is a research associate at the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, an independent think tank that researches questions about global demographic changes and development policies. The institute works to raise awareness about demographic change, promote sustainable development, contribute new ideas to the policy field, and form concepts for solutions to demographic and development policy challenges. Ms Kiziak’s main areas of interest are sub-Saharan Africa’s development and educational issues.

She co-authored the Berlin Institute’s recent publication Africa’s demographic challenges. How a young population can make development possible. The study was published with the financial assistance of the European Union as a part of an awareness raising campaign, which is carried out in cooperation with partners in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Uganda. The campaign is part of an endeavor to draw attention to the fact that, particularly in Africa, rapid population growth is hampering the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

Prior to working at the Berlin Institute, Kiziak was a research associate at the University of Tübingen. Moreover, she worked free-lance for publishing houses, exhibitions and foundations. She has been an active member of Amnesty International for many years.