{"id":180,"date":"2012-06-22T16:02:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T16:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/jackson-kaguri-cnn-hero.html"},"modified":"2017-04-11T21:30:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T21:30:25","slug":"jackson-kaguri-cnn-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nialangley.com\/blog\/jackson-kaguri-cnn-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Kaguri, CNN Hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a totally last minute post, but I had to share this with you. It couldn&#8217;t wait.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nJackson Kaguri, a friend of my family, just became a CNN Hero! Watch the video.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" height=\"374\" id=\"ep_185\" width=\"416\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/cnn\/.element\/apps\/cvp\/3.0\/swf\/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&#038;contentId=world\/2012\/06\/21\/cnn-heroes-kaguri.cnn\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nFrom cnn.com:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n&#8220;Kaguri, whose organization is based in Michigan and is funded by individual donations and private foundations, spends much of his time fundraising, speaking and raising awareness. He travels to Uganda about three times a year.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nHe hopes this younger generation will lift country out of poverty and create a better future for their families and communities. He says he dreams about building a school in every district in Uganda.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nI gotta get back to work! Read more about what CNN has to say about Mr. Kaguri and his organization <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2012\/06\/21\/world\/africa\/cnnheroes-kaguri-uganda\/index.html\">RIGHT HERE<\/a>!<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nGET INVOLVED and learn more at <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyakaschool.org\/\">www.nyakaschool.org<\/a><\/b>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\nCongrats to you, Jackson Kaguri! I am so proud of you and happy for you! =D<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-N7LR7JvhvJo\/T-SW744giOI\/AAAAAAAACWw\/G2D_FKOsZuU\/s1600\/Nia%2BLangleySignature.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"148\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nialangley.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Nia-LangleySignature-1.jpg?resize=320%2C148&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25\" style=\"border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font: normal normal normal 14px\/19px arial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 19px; padding-left: 186px; padding-right: 24px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;\">\n<span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: Times; font-size: small;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: normal;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a totally last minute post, but I had to share this with you. 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