This summer, Walipini Impact, a benefit corporation based out of Logan, had the opportunity to build a greenhouse in Kampala, Uganda for the Grace Place Ministry. This build marks their first official build outside of the United States and their second greenhouse ever built.
Walipini got into contact with the ministry through Kids Read Foundation director David Muyanja, who used to work for Grace Place before coming to the U.S. After getting connected with Grace Place, Walipini set its plans in motion: designing the greenhouse, creating a materials list and getting funding for the build. Sam Kelley, chief marketing officer for Walipini, said they ran into an unexpected situation with the materials when they arrived at the build site.
"When we showed up at Grace Place, we were hoping that the materials would be there, and they weren't," Kelley said. "So, we went on a little adventure to find all of the materials, and because of that, we actually got to be more hands-on and more particular about what we were picking."
Jessie Miller, president of Walipini, said they also had to adjust their plan for how they would build the greenhouse after picking up the materials.
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