Over the past few years we have had some extraordinary talent and world changing projects from our winners.  One in particular stands out to us as they still continue to grow and change the world with alot of hard work and a little SOUP…

Meet Brin Enterkin, founder of the African SOUP (The Sponsorship of Orphans in Uganda Project) and a 2010 recipient of a Jenzabar Student Leadership Award.  SOUP, a student run project in 2010 submitted a proposal to Jenzabar outlining their plan for consistent and strong reliable resources of education, healthcare, and every day living products to the nearly two million orphans in Uganda.  At the time of submission, Enterkin had created an event on campus where individuals within the community were able to participate in a “soup off” and attendees tasting soups would donate to the project for entry.  The money raised at the event began the relationships in Uganda and grew the project from it’s infancy to a largely well known campus community activity.  Due to the nature of the project and the amount of community involvement and benefits to both the immediate and global community, we were very excited to honor Enterkin and the African SOUP project with a grant for $5,000.

Today, The African SOUP has grown from a project to a non-profit and has helped hundreds of orphans in Uganda.  After using the grant from Jenzabar to build up resources, African SOUP became an non-profit and created a “SOUP site: in Uganda complete with a “SOUP school” to educate children and families on the importance of education and personal hygiene.  Over the last year, many community leaders, from students to doctors have volunteered their time and resources to the SOUP to assist in changing the trend of the rising number of orphans.

For more information please visit their site: http://theafricansoup.org

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