Sebastian, 18, Canada

Basic need(s):

Health, Education

Project:

Providing sports equipment and training to Ugandan youth

Sebastian believes in the importance of group sports for promoting cooperation, improving health, developing self-confidence and providing recreation, particularly to those living in poverty and the war-torn regions of Uganda. In 2006, he organized fundraising efforts to purchase 300 pounds of sporting equipment and to fund shipment of the equipment to Uganda. Sebastian traveled to Uganda to distribute the goods and to provide sports education to the Ugandan children. He just returned from another three-month journey to Uganda to distribute over 400 pounds of sports equipment and to educate the youth in sports and sportsmanship. Sebastian hopes to expand his project globally and eventually to build a community center in Uganda that will include educational and health-related facilities.

Photo: Benjamin Quinto