Jackson Kaguri is the founder of the Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. The organization helps orphans in rural Uganda to end systemic deprivation, poverty and hunger through a holistic approach to community development, education, and healthcare.
He is also the author of “A School For My Village“. The book weaves together tales from his youth with the inspiring account of starting the school and changing the lives of many children. He proves that one person can really make a difference in the world.
Jackson shares his experiences with audiences around the world. His presentations recount the people and events in his life that led him from a small village in Uganda to receiving accolades from presidents and leaders for turning tragedy into hope.
He tells the story of a pencil in a TEDx presentation in Traverse City, Michigan USA. The inspiring story is about a man in rural Uganda who ensured that his five children received an education by breaking a pencil into five pieces.
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We could go in and hand them money and drop food from helicopters like international aid does. We don’t do that. We’ve gone in their homes and sit down with them asked them, what can we do to support you. .
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