DJIMON HOUNSOU
Posted On Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at at Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by UnknownDJIMON HOUNSOU
Once a year, actor Djimon Hounsou visits his family in Benin, where he recently helped rebuild his childhood home. "The goal of the African people is to become self-sufficient," says Hounsou, who served as a consultant on our portfolio, otherwise "sometimes it does feel like the white man's burden. Some of the efforts need to be implemented by Africans who do good for the continent. Then people can see that their own people can really make a difference. We are not looking for a handout.
Djimon Hounsou supports: The ONE Campaign
Oprah Winfrey has helped fund 28 schools in five African countries.
Posted On Wednesday, June 06, 2007 at at Wednesday, June 06, 2007 by UnknownOPRAH WINFREY
Through her Angel Network, the public charity she founded in 1998, talk-show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey has helped fund 28 schools in five African countries as well as personally creating the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls, in South Africa, in 2007. She says, "Education is freedom; it's the only way out. Despite the poverty and despair many of these young African children face every day, they have a fierce determination to get an education. I want to help give them the chance they deserve."
