Jeroo Billimoria (born 20 July 1965) is an Indian social entrepreneur and the founder of several international NGOs.
This organisation seeks to develop children's citizenship skills by focusing on their rights and responsibilities and providing them opportunities to contribute positively to their environment.
Eventually all phones available for public use could dial Childline toll free in order to help children find aid in places where an emergency shelter may not be located.
Anand Bordia, joint secretary of India's Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, had been in contact with Billimoria about expanding Childline across the country.
Following the presentation, Bordia, along with A. P. Singh, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Social Empowerment, offered to help expand Childline to ten cities.
[11] To address this concern, Billimoria created Aflatoun, a non-profit organisation focused on teaching children their economic rights and responsibilities as well as promoting basic financial management skills and habits.
[13] Recently, Billimoria joined the advisory board of Deedmob, a social startup that is transforming the volunteering sector.
In collaboration with a large group of social entrepreneurs, she is one of the founding members of the Catalyst 2030 movement which aims at accelerating the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 and working toward changing systems at all levels.
[16] This ethical fiber is often influenced by a relative who has strong morals and makes an impact on an entrepreneur's early life.
In April 2018, Jeroo Billimoria received a Royal Honor from the King of the Netherlands by being appointed Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.
This Honor recognizes Jeroo's contribution to global society, having established and led multiple international non-governmental organizations based in the Netherlands.