Monthly Archives: March 2015
Success Story from Nigeria: Toyin Ojora Saraki’s Wellbeing Foundation
Toyin Ojora Saraki was born in 1964 to the Ojora Royal Family in Lagos. After completing her elementary school education in Nigeria she completed law degrees at the University of London. While in the U.K., she devoted much of her time to taking care of the sick, the aged, those with disabilities, and less privileged […]
Success Story from Tanzania: Reginald Mengi Supports Corporate Responsibility
Reginald Abraham Mengi was born into a family of modest means in northern Tanzania, but with some struggle he was able to obtain a good education in the UK. Upon his return to Tanzania in 1971, he secured a position with the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand. He stayed with the firm, which became […]
Success Story from Malawi: William Kamkwamba and Alternative Energy
William Kambwamba was born in 1987 to a family of farmers in rural Malawi. When a prolonged drought caused their crops to fail and the family’s income to decline, Mr. Kambwamba was forced to drop out of school due to a lack of funds for school fees. Rather than lament his apparent ill fate, 14 […]
Success Story from Mali: Frédéric Kanouté Supports Children
By guest blogger Justine Maisha Davis* Frédéric “Freddy” Kanouté was born near Lyon, France in 1977 to a French mother and a Malian father. He started his football career with Olympique Lyonnais at the age of 20. He then went on to play in England for five years, Spain for seven, and finished his career […]
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