Polina joined Eurodad as a Debt Justice Intern in March 2023. She is originally from Moscow, and holds a BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a MSs in Conflict and Development studies from Ghent University. She has been involved in various volunteering projects to help refugees and has done research on decolonisation within the NGO community. Previously, she worked as a Policy Intern at Oxfam International supporting policy and advocacy efforts. She is a native Russian speaker, and in addition to English, she speaks French, Spanish and Italian.