Origionally from East Africa and with an academic background in Economics and International Development, I have been involved in the Microenterprise and Microfinance field for the past five years. Most recently I worked with IDEAS, an international consulting company, as their Manager of African and North American Offices. Prior to that, and as part of Refugee Women’s Network, Inc., I worked directly with refugee and immigrant women and their families living in Metor Atlanta, Georgia, USA area achieve economic empowernment and self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship. Currently I own and manage my own company, which provides training, one-on-one coaching, consulting and other professional services to its clients.