Women To Watch: Kate Curran, Founder of School the World

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- "A quality education can be the greatest asset a child living impoverished can use to create a better future for themselves."

In 2007, Kate Curran, an executive with GE at the time, suffered a tremendous loss.

She lost both parents and her brother within a very short period of time.

The grieving led her to make a major change in her life and she walked away from the financial security of a successful corporate job.

What she did next has led to significant impact for children living in impoverished countries abroad.