charity – Generation Change https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange Whether they are campaigning for free press in Zimbabwe, helping provide clean water in India, or offering free music lessons to underprivileged kids in the UK, young people all over the world are making a difference. Wed, 16 Nov 2016 16:49:27 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Love first for Cameroonian charity founder https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2014/01/love-first-for-cameroonian-charity-founder/ Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:22:10 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=4721 On a trip to South Africa a few years ago, Jesse Carlton Ndongo, 21-year-old student from Cameroon, was touched by the large number of children he met who’d been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. He saw first-hand the pain and anguish they  face, but also noticed that they seem to be neglected by the rest of society.  He felt that he had to do something about it. So three years ago, he founded the Carlton Smile Charity on Easter Sunday.

The charity is already active in five African countries – Cameroon, Nigeria, Gabon, South Africa and Zimbabwe – and has plans to expand even further. Carlton tries to stand out from other organizations in that he doesn’t focus first on giving the kids material goods. Instead, his first priority is to show them love.

Listen to the report by Ngala Killian Chimtom in Yaoundé, Cameroon:

Carlton says the kids he meets in orphanages are often closer to the things in life that really matter (Photo: N. Chimtom)

Carlton says the kids he meets in orphanages are often closer to the things in life that really matter (Photo: N. Chimtom)

Carlton has a team of volunteers who work in orphanages across five countries (Photo: N. Chimtom)

Carlton has a team of volunteers who work in orphanages across five countries (Photo: N. Chimtom)

 

 

 

 

]]> Get involved https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/10/get-involved/ https://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/2011/10/get-involved/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:00:48 +0000 http://blogs.dw.com/generationchange/?p=617 Are you or someone you know doing something big or small to change your community, your city, your country – or even the world? Tell us about it!

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