Find Me Unafraid
Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
The inspiring true story of how one couple’s love changed a communityGrowing up homeless in Kibera, a slum in Kenya, Kennedy Odede received a book of Martin Luther King’s speeches that changed his life and inspired him to start Shining Hope for Communities, a local youth group. Several years later, irrepressible Wesleyan student Jessica Posner traveled to Kenya to work with SHOFCO. Soon, she and Kennedy fell in love. After returning to Wesleyan, Jessica discovered that Kennedy was threatened by political violence. She helped him escape by convincing Wesleyan’s admissions committee to offer him a full scholarship. Once they’d finished college,…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Posner, Jessica / Kristof, Nicholas (Vorb.)
- ISBN: 978-0-06-229286-5
- EAN: 9780062292865
- Produktnummer: 19705994
- Verlag: Harper Collins (US)
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H20.4 cm x B13.7 cm x D2.5 cm 271 g
- Gewicht: 271
Über den Autor
Kennedy Odede is one of Africa's best-known community organizers and social entrepreneurs. Kennedy is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, and a trustee of Wesleyan University.Jessica Posner is the cofounder of Shining Hope for Communities. She is a nationally recognized social entrepreneur and activist. She won the 2010 Do Something Award and was named America's top world-changer 25 and under live on VH1. Jessica has been recognized as one of Wesleyan University's Distinguished Alumni, and has received the prestigious Echoing Green Fellowship.
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