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Sophia Witte is a Press Relations and Events Coordinator Intern for Liberty & Justice’s UNIFORM Campaign.

Witte pursues press opportunities, coordinates high-profile influencers, and organizes events for the UNIFORM Campaign, a Liberty & Justice brand that sends children to school and women to work in post-Ebola Liberia.

Headquartered in New York City, Liberty & Justice started Africa’s first Fair Trade Certified apparel manufacturing company. L&J’s mission is to transform the global supply chain from worker exploitation and environmental degradation to partnership and sustainability. Through the UNIFORM brand, L&J is empowering Liberian mothers with dignified jobs and enabling children to attend school.

Witte is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, where she majors in International Relations and minors in Urban Studies and Spanish. Witte previously interned in the Washington, D.C. office of Senator Dianne Feinstein.