Founder of SOS Children's Villages, Hermann Gmeinertogether with children in Poá, Brazil
Photo: Alexander Gabriel
Henning Mankell, one of Sweden's most popular authors, whose books have been translated into many languages, decided that it was time to do something about the 800 000 orphaned children in Mocambique, so from his own quite large pocket he extracted 15 million Swedish crowns, which is roughly 1,5 million Euros. Together with one of my favorite organisations SOS Children's Villages, he is building a village for 150 orphaned children in a country he has spent almost 25 years living in off and on.
According to Svenska Dagbladet Mankell was surprised that more people with larger fortunes didn't do the same.
"How many villas can a person have?" he replied.
You can follow Charles Kiyimba, official SOS Children's Village Blogger as he with words and pictures unfolds the reality and everyday going ons at the Children's Village Gulu in Uganda.
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His action / generosity reminds me of Dr. Albert Schweitzer aka The Sage of Lambarene :)
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