Written by Kylie Akins and Mallory Davis
Midnight Oil is being transformed again Tuesday, April 26, into a discussion room when Mark Moore comes to offer his third “Stimulating Conversation.”
Moore, a 1990 alumnus, will discuss his role as a co-founder of Kibo Group International and also as co-founder and CEO of the young nonprofit Mother Administered Nutritive Aid.
The discussion will be from 3 to 5 p.m., and there will also be a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. for those wanting to learn more about Kibo Group and its projects.
As well as having a hand in Kibo’s creation in 1998, Moore served in eastern Uganda as a developmental missionary for nearly 10 years.
He has also worked as Legislative Fellow and Africa Specialist in the U.S. Senate for Senator Mary Landrieu; Africa analyst for the Science Applications International Corporation; and policy director for the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute.
Moore visited Harding’s campus March 17, 2010, to speak in chapel aboutthe launch of MANA, a nonprofit dedicated to malnutrition solutions, and challenged students to participate in a 24-hour fast to raise awareness of worldwide hunger.
“Last year when Mark Moore came to speak on campus, I left feeling really inspired,” senior dietetics major Andrea Archer said. “The creativity and passion he brings to help the poor people in Africa is amazing. He has touched so many lives; it makes me believe one person can make an impact on the world. The message of Kibo Group is strong and brings hope.”
Less than a year later, MANA began distribution of its staple peanut-butter-like Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food in Rwanda to mothers of malnourished children, with future plans of creating sustainable RUTF produc- tion centers in Rwanda and the U.S.
Kibo Group works specifically with the people of East Africa as the head of several developmental projects in poverty-stricken areas. The development organization funds innovative solutions to poverty and injustice, such as microloan banks, farm development, health education, resource centers, clean water solutions and women empowerment projects.
