A raindrop in the ocean is almost soundless, yet the waves it creates can reach the shores across the world.
Chris Mburu was an impoverished Kenyan student who could not afford to pay tuition to go to school. Today, he is a graduate of Harvard University and is a respected UN human rights lawyer. Hilde Back sponsored Chris with $15 dollars per term to keep him in primary school and her small act changed his life. This one small act is now replicated for a new generation with the establishment of the Hilde Back Education Fund Group founded by the same man who once received a donation himself as a small boy: Chris Mburu. “A Small Act” tells the real story of the special relationship between Mburu and Hilde Back, and how Chris has expanded her small act to become the inspiration for many more children in Kenya.
The film will be featured at the session entitled Generation Next: Social Entrepreneurs of the Future, at the 2010 Geneva Forum on Social Change taking place on May 28-29 at the Geneva International Conference Centre. Valentina Di Felice, the Coordinator for this Panel, says “We want to explore how education can shape social change. The core of the film is to demonstrate how small acts can change a person’s life. Everything starts from education, a powerful tool that can change the economic conditions of a nation and more importantly, can shape the empowerment of people to let them take the lead of the social well-being of their countries.”
The session will feature the film followed by an in-depth discussion with Mr. Mburu and a panel of representatives from academia, IOs, NGOs and social entrepreneurs involved in educational programs which aim to enhance social entrepreneurship in developing countries. “A Small Act” will most certainly provide you with a thought-provoking experience!
Pierre-Yves and I plan to attend the screening.
Congratulations Chris.
Thank you for this.
Susan Tiberghien