Sunday
19, August is World Humanitarian Day. Have you done anything to help some one in
need? Have you donated to a noble cause? Have you signed a petition for a just
human rights cause? To celebrate World Humanitarian Day, we have singled out one “small” guy who worked with us set
up the first solar powered Internet center in our region (southwestern Uganda).
Waitresses who served him local food, local farmers, boda boda boys (motorcycle taxi) and children he met on
Lyantonde’s dusty streets, called Ga-a-lanti instead of Grant. Grant Buhr
who currently lives in Chicago Illinois worked with Project Focus from 2007 to July 2012.
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| 2010 staff retreat in Lake Mburo National Park. |
Grant
lived and worked with us for almost one year. Before he left, we had Lyantonde
Internet Center running. He worked
like a professional social worker, mobilized communities, shot and produced
videos, helped manage finances and danced with us to our local Ugandan songs.
Its impossible write everything in this article but we hope you enjoy some the videos he
worked on while living in Lyantonde. Michael:
You need 365 days to listen to my story.
Michael:
I first met Grant in 2007. It never came to my mind that I would work with him
again because he was in different world; producing videos and music, lives in
the U.S… On one of our trips on rainy day, I lost control of the bike and we
crushed into a pothole full of dirty water. He knew I was a good driver and he
trusted me with his life again. The
most trying moment with him was when some one guy we all thought was honest almost
conned our organizations $100,000 meant to construct a school. It was a very stressing
time but we decided to move forward and here we are. As I said before, I need
365 days.
Adam:
( laughs) I remember him as a very strict man… he loved playing with
children here.
Fatuma: (laughs so loud and tightens her scuff) Wabula simanyi
kyakwogela ( I don’t know what to say) He was very hardworking, down to earth
and I remember he once said he
wasn’t going to shave until we had enough money to start Lyantonde Internet
Center.
Enjoy some of the videos produced. 
