BIG IDEA
"I am MADE to be here!" - Hugo Ngwira. In this episode Hugo shares his passion about stopping hunger, loving folks, and doing work that empowers.
Call to Action – KC Farm School
On-Farm, Hands-On Opportunities for All Ages. KC Farm School is located in Kansas City, KS off Gibbs Road. The vision is this, "To empower individuals of all ages, ancestries, and abilities through on-farm, hands-on experiences and vocational education connecting them to the land and soil, food, community, and opportunity." To learn more about the KC Farm School and volunteer click HERE
Hugo Ngwira – Malawi – Director of Opulence
Hugo has been involved in our partnership since 2010. At the beginning of our relationship Hugo worked for the United Methodist Church in Malawi. Now, in addition to working for the UMC, Hugo is the director of Opulence. Opulence is a non-profit organization in Malawi focused on holistic community development. He graduated from Africa University, and recently completed his masters – it’s fair to say he is a very busy & intelligent man. He loves God deeply & an outstanding example of Christian love.
Key Info
Food Security - Hugo's favorite projects are ones that help empower people to feed themselves. He's really passionate about solving the issue of hunger. He's all about solving this issue in a sustainable way, i.e. - teaching folks to grow their own food, instead of handing out bowls of food!
Check out Hugo's most recent project - Opulence Malawi. Hugo is the director of the program, and their tagline is, get this: "unlocking the abundance endowed in communities" It's all about empowering people to leverage the resources at their disposal to solve community issues.
On faith and love - Hugo believes that we need to love everyone. Not just our families. Jesus teaches us to show all the love we can. No change for the better comes about without love. He thinks that change without love is no change at all.