Tonight I met the most amazing person, Philip Ndugga. I will admit that I didn't feel like going out this evening. I had a list of reasons in my head, tired, busy, feeling blue but none big enough to explain to my friend hosting Diva Dialogues. So off I went to hear about someone I didn't really know. The only piece of information I had was that he was from Africa. The great thing about walking into unexpected is that you get unbelievable. Once Philip started talking all those excuses that almost kept me away, flew away. Here is the evening recap in blog style... He is from Uganda and moved to Canada in 2000, he has started a foundation called Ssubi, which means hope in Ugandan. Ssubi supplies entire Schools. Not just books and pencils, he removes the shacks that once held children with dirt floors and leaking roofs and builds school structures in 30 days. Unheard of in a culture that bragged in a video, it takes 26 days to build a grass hut. He supplies desks, books, paper and pencils to a village that has been torn apart from civil war. Ssubi brings hope to children. How did he do it? His answer would be love. My answer would be knowing. He just knew he had to help the people of his country and walked his way step by step to a solution. Philip has taken "it takes a village" global. Thats inspiration.
Check out his foundation and the work he is doing. Powerful.
Check out his foundation and the work he is doing. Powerful.
www.ssubifoundation.org
The Ssubi Foundation is a registered Canadian charity that seeks to provide poverty relief to underprivileged Ugandan children and their families through educational initiatives and the provision of micro-financing. Specifically, this includes:
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