During the height of the Angolan civil war, Verónica José brought hope and entrepreneurial spirit to some of the country’s hardest hit areas. Verónica José has an impressive resumé and considerable experience in social activism. During the past two decades, she has transformed the lives of thousands of Angolans through micro financing projects in some of the poorest and most remote parts of the nation. Already some 20,000 people, mostly women, have benefited.