President Mac Donald, a long-time community leader, leading on a community level, Notable for its impact is the return for the former Ambassador from Suriname to the United Nations, back to his home community, a ghetto in the capital, Paramaribo. March, 2018.
From when his mom was a noble street sweeper, he worked his way up with her help to receiving his doctorate in law and the respect of his nation and its leaders. Through it all he has never forgotten his upbringing and community roots. When it became clear that in some neighborhoods in Suriname, communities could expect a 50%+ dropout rate for the poorer children, he decided on a fund way to encourage their minds.
He gathered nearly 1000 together, with most sponsored, in order to be where they met, through WDF grants in aid. Ambassador wanted to reinforce that they should strive for better in their lives. Where was this encouraging talk given? At the movie theatre before the screening of the Marvel movie: Black Panther! From the formal to informal, older to younger, WDF under Dr. Mac Donald appears to have a keen focus on how to make the large programes impactful and community efforts, life-changing.
