As the daughter of a UN staff member, Esi Colecraft attended school in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia, and home economics was one of her favorite classes in secondary school. First interested in a catering career, she realized that she would have a greater impact in Africa as a nutritionist. For her doctoral dissertation, Colecraft evaluated nutrition rehabilitation programs in Accra, Ghana, to assess whether mothers who attended the programs with their children followed through on child-feeding recommendations in their homes. Her research revealed that in nearly 50 percent of homes, women did not even cook; they bought food from the street.