Through the years you find people that you look up to for one reason or another.
These people were or currently are very important to us.

Elizabeth Kaleeba For Elizabeth, founding of the Komo Autism Centre in Uganda grew out personal efforts to meet her son's needs when he was diagnosed with autism at age 4. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that autism affects between 2 and 6 individuals per thousand people. In Uganda, with a population of about 28 million, this would mean that between 56,000 and 168,000 people have some form of autism. www.komolearningcentres.org	Twesigye Jackson Kaguri . Jackson grew up in rural southwestern Uganda, graduated from Makerere University in Kampala, was a visiting scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.  He is the founder and director of the Nyaka and Kutamba Schools for HIV / AIDS Orphans in Uganda. His book "The Price of Stones" is now available to buy: http://www.thepriceofstones.com . .http://www.nyakaschool.org
President Bill Clinton Activist, Author, and Philanthropist - The important thing is his initiative and the fact that attending the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative got us started on our philanthropy – a major accomplishment. He was also nice enough to mention us in his book “Giving”	Geraldine Ferraro Geraldine Ferraro has previously served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. She became the first woman candidate for the vice presidency of a major political party. She also was the US ambassador to the United Nations. Dolly and I spent quality time with her at CGI and her advice has been helpful.
Majora Carter An activist and founder of Majora Carter Group (MCG) is committed to helping people understand how valuable and cherished they are despite what the world may tell them, so they can act and respond from a place of humanity, authenticity and use their soul’s wisdom. MCG seeks to displace fear of the unfamiliar through attraction to greatness.	Anne Heyman Philanthropist and a native of South Africa, Anne Heyman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982 and from the George Washington School of Law in 1986.After two years in private practice Anne went to work for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, where she worked until the advent of her third child.
India Howell Founder/Director of Tanzania Children's Fund, India has lived and worked in Tanzania since 1998. She has devoted her life to children and the poor, acting on her vision to create a home for orphaned children in a remote village in the northern highlands of Tanzania.	Josh Ruxin He is the director of the Access Project for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria at the Center for Global Health and Economic Development at Columbia University. Ruxin is also Country Director for the Millennium Village Project in Kigali, Rwanda, where he currently lives.
MacDella Cooper Humanitarian and founder of The MacDella Cooper Foundation. MCF is a 501c3 international charitable organization devoted to empowering Liberian youth, especially orphans and abandoned children, by providing education and the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. In MacDella's words: "Today, my vision is to give as many Liberian children as possible the chance to escape the poverty cycle and grow in the nurturing environment of an MCF Academy, so that they can lead Liberia toward an economically strong and politically stable future."	Wangari Muta Maathai Founder of The Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai was born in Kenya and was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a doctorate degree. She established the Green Belt Movement (GBM) in 1977. GBM has been responsible for bringing the environmental agenda into mainstream politics. Maathai serves on several boards including the Prince Albert of Monaco Foundation, the Oslo Award, and The Chirac Foundation. She and the GBM received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. In 2005, she was named by Forbes magazine as one of the 100 most influential women in the world. She also serves as the UN Goodwill Ambassador of the Congo Basin Forest Ecosystem and co-chair of the Congo Basin Fund.
Paul Kagame President of the Republic of Rwanda. His Excellency was sworn in as for a seven-term mandate on 12 September 2003 after being elected in the first ever democratically contested multiparty elections held in August 2003. Paul Kagame was among the first 27 men who, together with Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, launched a five-year liberation war in Uganda in 1980.	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf won the presidency at age 67 and is leading an economic recovery. As Africa's first elected female head of state, she has taken on corruption, gotten some of Liberia's debt canceled and rebuilt the army.
Kip Keino (Dr. Hazakieh Kipchoge Keino) An ex Olympic gold medalist runner turned philanthropist. Kip Keino’s “family” currently includes 96 orphans and his own seven children support him in his efforts. In our most recent trip to Africa the city where he lives presented him with $1,500 & two 6 week old newborns that were left on the side of the road, therefore adding to his extended family. That is the kind of man Kip is. He’s built middle school & high schools and runs many operations to support his cause (tea farm, training center for runners, etc.). He is a “get it done guy” and our personal hero. He’s always thinking ahead, making his own building materials, arranging for electricity and water supply (with some help from NIKE). For more details please visit “Our recent trip to Africa” on the website’s home page.