Biography
Jeroo Billimoria is the founder of several innovative and award-winning NGOs, with decades experience running systems change organizations as a Skoll Awardee, and Ashoka and Schwab Fellow. Among her previous organizations are Child and Youth Finance International, Aflatoun International, Childline India and Child Helpline International, which have helped enable the financial inclusion and protection of children and youth in more than 180 countries. Jeroo is now the founder of One Family Foundation, which incubates social innovations and helps them scale, and has just transitioned from the Chief Executive to the Board Chair in Catalyst Now (formerly Catalyst 2030)– a global network working to accelerate progress towards the SDGs through radical and transformative social innovation at the country level. Jeroo has also been appointed the convenor of the Government Council for Social Innovation, an intergovernmental working group undertaking efforts to advance social innovation globally.
Expertise
Clean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHuman RightsLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsMiscPeacePeace and Human RightsPost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Regional Focus
Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
