Jessyca Joyekurun

Jessyca Joyekurun has over six years of experience in the human resources field and has been running Expand Human Resources in Mauritius for two years. She specializes in providing human resource outsourcing for small and medium enterprises. She has also recently opened two branches in Uganda and Tanzania. Jessyca Joyekurun holds a Bachelor of Law from the University of Kent and is currently reading an MBA in Human Resource Management from the University of Wales. She has been awarded a ‘Special Mention by Jury’ by the HR Excellence awards by the human resource council of development in Mauritius in 2013. She writes articles regularly in the local newspapers regarding employment law and human resources. She is also the Board Secretary on a Children’s NGO in Mauritius, which promotes education for destitute children. Upon completion of the Washington Fellowship, she intends to provide trainings and mentorship to entrepreneurs in Mauritius and in the East African region, helping them to gain the necessary skills and expertise so that they can grow their businesses.