32 | CHANGE LEADERS
Above: Jeroo (in red top and skirt) at the Global Inclusion Awards in Berlin last year: left: with her family in the Netherlands
You have to put your money where your mouth is.” Seven years ago, she set up another organization, Child and Youth
Finance International, a global network of states, financial entities and educational institutions that help increase the financial capabilities of children and youth through resource-sharing. Jeroo has been a speaker at World Economic Forum and Skoll World Forum amongst many other prestigious platforms. She has received numerous awards, the latest being appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau from the King of the Netherlands for outstanding service to society. And yet, she’s still as friendly and down-to-earth as ever. “I am not overtly spiritual but I believe God has given me this responsibility. And so I keep at it.” Some heroes don’t wear capes. JULY 2018