Manute Bol


The Road To Peace

  The key to peace is education. -Manute Bol   There is a beautiful story behind this picture.  One of hope and unity. The Manute Bol Primary School was founded by a man named Victor.  When the school opened, one of the first things he did was rally the local community together to raise funds to purchase a chalkboard for the teachers to use.  The students used to draw in the dirt, like this […]


Fairfield County Hall of Fame Honors Manute Bol

On October 17, Executive Director Tom Prichard had the opportunity to make some remarks at the induction of Manute Bol at the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame. Below are his remarks regarding Manute and his amazing work:   Manute Bol – Giant of a Man Remarks by Tom Prichard At Manute’s Induction in the Fairfield County (CT) Sports Hall of Fame October 17, 2016     You may think of Manute Bol as the […]


When the Going Gets Tough

It’s an understatement to say the going is tough in South Sudan and Sudan. Over a million South Sudanese are displaced by internal tribal/political violence. In Sudan the Bashir regime continues to oppress the people of Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and elsewhere. Recently South Sudan was listed as the #1 “Most Fragile” country in the world. The “Most Corrupt” list has Sudan at #3 and South Sudan at #5. When governments fail, the tough […]