Francis Limbe supports South Sudanese refugees
Francis Limbe supports South Sudanese refugees
It’s hard to know where to start in describing the humanitarian efforts of our 2021-22 Stickles Award winner, Francis Limbe. Since Francis emigrated to Egypt for grad school and then brought his family to the US, he has been working to support refugees from his Bari community. Those with the largest need are in Uganda in refugee camps.
Through his leadership of Bari Community (BC) Global, USA, Francis has worked tirelessly to support vulnerable communities in conflict areas. Francis has pursued agricultural projects, water projects, educational projects and sports programs for youth. Of late, he has been an activist for peace. Within his community
Conflict, Mediation, and Amicable Solution In the Bari community
The Bari community originates in Africa. BC Global has projects in South Sudan and Uganda at the refugee camps as well as in Egypt. Like many other communities, the organization of efforts to resolve conflict itself can lead to conflict among leaders. Francis was a key player this fall in trying to solve the crisis of one of the Bari community offices in Cairo, Egypt. In October, BC Global produced a resolution to bring the executive officers to compromise. They reached the dissolution of the two parallel offices, replacing them with an independent interim body to carry out the duties of the community. In Francis’ words, the result was enjoyable despite the extraordinary time consumption in bringing together members of the community together from Five Continents. This was a tremendous effort on Francis’ part.
Francis is now working with Alan Jack and John Tulac to develop a Global Grant proposal to further benefit the refugees in his community. He welcomes other members of the Club to work on this important project, again, with trusted partners here and abroad. Francis invited leaders of the Juba Rotary Club to a meeting last year, and met with some members of the Club at the RI Convention in Houston. We have all the pieces to make this a success!
Below, the results of an agricultural project.
