Kirsty Dunphey is based in lutruwita / Tasmania, Kirsty is a business founder, board director and lifelong champion of education and financial literacy. She leads the Kukua board and helps connect supporters with the work taking place in Kenya.
With more than 25 years in business leadership, Kirsty understands that sustainable impact requires both heart and discipline. After building and exiting three successful businesses in finance and real estate in Tasmania, she turned her focus to global education equity.
The Kukua Foundation has been established with a clear vision: to back girls in rural Kenya through high school and leadership development, creating ripple effects that extend beyond classrooms and into families and communities.
Kirsty is passionate about governance, measurable outcomes and building organisations that last. Kukua is small by design, intentional in partnership, and ambitious in impact.