Kenyan philanthropist Chris Mburu known for his role in theGrammy nominated documentary A Small Act will on November 10 be honoured at theGO GO Gala an annual Hollywood fundraiser.
Each year, GO Campaign presents an honoree with the GivingOpportunity Award at the Gala in recognition of their work for childrenthroughout the developing world. This time round they will be honouring Chrisat the gala event to be held at The London Hotel in West Hollywood.
Chris who is now a human rights lawyer and has worked withorganisations like Amnesty International, Global Rights, and now the UnitedNations was the subject of a hit documentary, A Small Act that chronicled hissearch for his benefactor, Hilde Back, whose sponsorship allowed him to remainin school in Kenya.
Chris started a foundation in the name of his benefactor,continuing this chain of paying it forward in a remarkable way. The Hilde BackEducation Fund (HBEF) is a Kenyan charitable organization whose focus is thepromotion of access to education as a fundamental human right.
The hosted for the show is Hollywood actor Ewan McGregor;the event brings together celebrities, project partners from the field, socialactivists, supporters and top rate entertainment. Honorary Gala Committeemembers have included Edward Norton, Lisa Kudrow, Djimon Hounsou and others.
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