Davide Momi

When I first volunteered at the orphanage in Arusha, children shared their dreams—“I want to be a teacher,” “I want to be a pilot”—yet none were able to afford primary school. I couldn’t accept that. I’ve had many opportunities in life, and I wasted most of them. But the idea that someone might never even get one—that was unbearable. I founded the Hakuna Matata Foundation, built a primary school, and later a basketball academy. Sport taught me discipline and resilience; education opens futures. My work is driven by a simple belief: no dream should die just because a child is born in the wrong place.