Jessica Posner Odede

Biography

Jess co-founded Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) and is an internationally recognised social entrepreneur. Based in Kenya, SHOFCO catalyses large-scale transformation in urban slums by providing critical services, community advocacy platforms, education and leadership development for girls and women. In August this year, SHOFCO received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize - the world’s largest annual humanitarian award presented to non-profit organisations judged to have made extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering. Jess is also a New York Times best-selling author and winner of the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award (2016).