In Finding Purpose in Challenging Times, Patrick Karangwa shares the personal story of his journey from refugee to humanitarian leader, and how his Parlement des Jeunes Rwandais (PAJER) gradually grew into the Global Humanitarian and Development Foundation (GHDF). This book is the first by Legacy – our imprint for nonfiction by Africa’s changemakers and game changers.
“Finding Purpose in Challenging Times will encourage you to believe in yourself and your power to make a difference in the world.”
“Reading about Karangwa’s experiences as a descendent of Rwandans who went to Uganda as refugees in 1959 evoked such powerful memories that I felt his story was mine.”
Konkai Stevens was a gay African man who died of AIDS in 1991, at the age of 32. This memoir, written by his sister, is a narrative of the dynamics between Konkai and his family as they all dealt with his sexual orientation and his illness while their country, Liberia, was being destroyed by civil war. Mardia Stone tells an intimate story of searching for one’s place in life, of longing for love and acceptance, and of preparing to let go.
“I have enjoyed reading Dr. Mardia Stone’s deeply moving and highly revealing book, Konkai: Living Between Two Worlds….It is a measure of the author’s deft handling of such a delicate story that in the end Konkai evokes in us both sympathy and understanding.”
“Konkai shines a light on issues that continue to evoke shame, silence and fracture not only in African families, but in families all over the world. Dr. Stone is brave to write of her own journey as a doctor grappling with AIDS in her work, and her journey as a sister endeavoring to really know her brother and accept him with love and honesty.”