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Edel Quinn Odongo a Social Worker in her native country Kenya, has been utilizing her experience from IDHA 23 as the Founder and Operations Manager for the Jim Karaffa Business Academy for Women, based in Kiberia, Kenya. From her experience working with street children and mothers and in the various slums of Nairobi for over twelve years, Edel discovered that the only way of solving the social and economic problems of Kenya’s impoverished is to empower them through education and financial assistance such as a micro-lending program. Mrs. Quinn decided she would begin by helping the struggling women of her country and established the JKBAW in 2002. This is the first business academy for women in Kenya. The academy provides courses on business and personal well being, instilling women with the confidence and practical skills necessary in undertaking their own business project(s). By providing this educational and financial opportunity for women Mrs. Quinn is fostering the advancement and development of her people.