I Go 100

I've been blogging for a few months now about a lot of things, like my training and what is going through my mind as I prepare for rowing 100 km on June 19. However, the ultimate goal of my journey is to raise enough money to build a primary school in Mozambique through Plan Canada. Why did I choose this particular social issue? Why not something else?

Because I believe that education can save a nation. Education gives people the power to help themselves, to elevate their standard of living and improve their future. In my opinion, we in the economically developed world have won the lottery – we have access to a good education and the ability to change our situation, no matter what our background. Many people in the world do not have this privilege, with a complete lack of resources such as schools or even clean water.

How can we help them? Not just by giving money (please note that short-term aid is of course very important for survival). However, long term change happens by working with people, giving them tools and a helping hand so they can get on their feet. Then they can stand on their own, with their own strength.

Joseph Lekuton was born and raised in a nomadic tribe in Kenya. He had a fortunate opportunity to attend school, and he went as far as you can imagine with his education. With this, he become a member of Kenya's parliament and he is now helping his people in many ways, and he is initiating change for his country. Here is a 7 minute talk he gave about a very inspiring parable.