I made a journey to go kiss my mother and on my way home I met my kid sister
and on my way home I met my kid sister
and on my way home I met my kid sister Collingwood where she saw me and she
Collingwood where she saw me and she
Collingwood where she saw me and she started crying she was tired of missing
started crying she was tired of missing
started crying she was tired of missing school at least twice a week to go
school at least twice a week to go
school at least twice a week to go gather wood for my family it’s Carol in
gather wood for my family it’s Carol in
gather wood for my family it’s Carol in Uganda because that’s what their
Uganda because that’s what their
Uganda because that’s what their families used to education has changed
families used to education has changed
families used to education has changed my life so seeing my sister the verge of
my life so seeing my sister the verge of
my life so seeing my sister the verge of losing the only opportunity she had to
losing the only opportunity she had to
losing the only opportunity she had to improve my life hit me on she inspired
improve my life hit me on she inspired
improve my life hit me on she inspired me to think about an alternative source
me to think about an alternative source
me to think about an alternative source of fuel I quit my job my boss thought
of fuel I quit my job my boss thought
of fuel I quit my job my boss thought that was crazy my mum thought I was
that was crazy my mum thought I was
that was crazy my mum thought I was under a spell
under a spell
under a spell I came back to Kampala and then went to
I came back to Kampala and then went to
I came back to Kampala and then went to a university professor
a university professor
a university professor he made me stand in front of his class
he made me stand in front of his class
he made me stand in front of his class and said this young man is crazy enough
and said this young man is crazy enough
and said this young man is crazy enough to think that he can fix the energy
to think that he can fix the energy
to think that he can fix the energy crisis in this country but he doesn’t
crisis in this country but he doesn’t
crisis in this country but he doesn’t know how to do it who wants to help him
know how to do it who wants to help him
know how to do it who wants to help him and everyone’s hand went up I had $500
and everyone’s hand went up I had $500
and everyone’s hand went up I had $500 and we run through it ultimate I decided
and we run through it ultimate I decided
and we run through it ultimate I decided to sell my TV my bed my sofa seat after
to sell my TV my bed my sofa seat after
to sell my TV my bed my sofa seat after I sold my stuff my girlfriend slammed
I sold my stuff my girlfriend slammed
I sold my stuff my girlfriend slammed the door and said if you want to waste
the door and said if you want to waste
the door and said if you want to waste your life waste use alone now I’m the
your life waste use alone now I’m the
your life waste use alone now I’m the CEO vehicle fuel Africa it’s amazing
CEO vehicle fuel Africa it’s amazing
CEO vehicle fuel Africa it’s amazing what can happen if you believe in your
what can happen if you believe in your
what can happen if you believe in your dreams and act upon it we figured out
dreams and act upon it we figured out
dreams and act upon it we figured out how to turn from waste like sugarcane
how to turn from waste like sugarcane
how to turn from waste like sugarcane waste coffee has gone waste into clean
waste coffee has gone waste into clean
waste coffee has gone waste into clean cooking fuel advanced cleaner runs
cooking fuel advanced cleaner runs
cooking fuel advanced cleaner runs longer and is 65% cheaper
we put out for that in the market and
we put out for that in the market and people loved it that’s when the journey
people loved it that’s when the journey
people loved it that’s when the journey began walk with the network of twenty
began walk with the network of twenty
began walk with the network of twenty five hundred farmers we have four
five hundred farmers we have four
five hundred farmers we have four hundred and sixty women retailers who
hundred and sixty women retailers who
hundred and sixty women retailers who sell this fuel back to the communities
currently we reach ten thousand
currently we reach ten thousand households while we want to reach
households while we want to reach
households while we want to reach sixteen point six million households in
sixteen point six million households in
sixteen point six million households in the next 10 years by bringing clean
the next 10 years by bringing clean
the next 10 years by bringing clean cooking fuel to users we are stopping
cooking fuel to users we are stopping
cooking fuel to users we are stopping deforestation stopping indoor air
deforestation stopping indoor air
deforestation stopping indoor air pollution and the neighboring farmers
pollution and the neighboring farmers
pollution and the neighboring farmers and women – any more kids in school
and women – any more kids in school
and women – any more kids in school getting the education they need and me I
getting the education they need and me I
getting the education they need and me I fell in love again with the wonderful
fell in love again with the wonderful
fell in love again with the wonderful movement now she’s my wife and together
movement now she’s my wife and together
movement now she’s my wife and together we have a beautiful baby girl I only
we have a beautiful baby girl I only
we have a beautiful baby girl I only look at myself as an everyday community
look at myself as an everyday community
look at myself as an everyday community guy trying to make his community a
guy trying to make his community a
guy trying to make his community a little bit better
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