Dr. Joy Kiiru is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Nairobi. Joy is a specialist in impact evaluations and has researched and published in the areas of microfinance, entrepreneurship, youth employment, gender and agriculture, . Joy’s research has received international recognition. In 2009, her paper on “Policy Issues for Small Holder Farmers’ was among the finalists in the Africa Wide Competition for Women in Science. In 2011 the Global Development Network (GDN) recognized Joy‘s research and awarded a First Prize award for her research in Microfinance.