Guest Speaker

Yesterday we had a guest speaker from the MacArthur Foundation named Brandee Butler. Brandee Butler is a very active advocate for human rights in Africa. She talked about the MacArthur Foundation and how she is very passionate about trying to change the some of the major problems in Africa. She described in great detail what a philanthropist is and how anyone can get involved in philanthropy. She showed us a video clip of one of the various projects she was involved with dealing with child soldiers in Africa. The video clip showed footage of young boys testifying in an international criminal court about their horrific experiences as a child soldier. In August, she will be moving to Africa to continue her work as a human rights advocate.