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Jessica Massieis aSenior Technical Advisor for Reach Global in Kigali, Rwanda. She isan education specialist with over 10 years of experience in financial literacy, nonformal education and programming for adolescent girls in Guinea, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi and Malawi. In her previous role at Microfinance Opportunities, she trained over 200 trainers, and wrote and adapted education for clients of commercial banks, microfinance institutions and village savings and loan (VS&L) groups across Africa. Jessica has also held positions at the Microcredit Summit Campaign, Mesilla Valley Habitat for Humanity, and the National University of Rwanda. She is fluent in French and holds a master’s degree from The Monterey Institute of International Studies.