Lessons from the slums

Neil Kirby


Organisation:
The Red Rubber Ball Foundation
Region:
Anywhere
Notice Period:
Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
Type:
Professional, Charity, Rotary
Fee:
Expensed: Expenses + contribution to our charity
Category:
Life Skills
Updated:
29th October 2019

In chasing my 'red rubber ball', I offered to raise funds to feed orphan children in Kenya. Little did I realise it would change my life as well as theirs. Most of all, it showed me that anything is possible … if you put your mind to it. Setting out without a huge vision or grand plan I've achieved more than I could ever have dreamed. So if there's something you want to do, or something you've often thought about doing - here's what I've learned along the way.

After all - if I can, you can … if you put your mind to it.

Views: 1050 | Enquiries: 2

About Neil Kirby

Neil is a professional life and business coach, working with individuals to help them be, do and have more of the things they want in life. He is the CEO, a Challenger, Encourager and Optimist.

Neil is also the founder of The Red Rubber Ball Foundation, a charity set up to offer Kenyan children the life-changing opportunity of a full education. Through its sponsorship programmes and other projects, the Foundation helps hundreds of children to have an education they would otherwise not be able to afford.

The Foundation has been life-changing for Neil as well as the children. It has seen him commit 5% of his business income to community projects, raise over £400,000 in fundraising activities and put 195 Kenyan children through school. He has climbed mountains, had the support of an Oscar-nominated actress, seen President Obama’s grandma become his charity’s Patron and had many adventures along the way.

Neil is not superhuman – he is just an ordinary guy doing unusual things. Neil shares his story and the story of those he’s met and worked with. It demonstrates just that anything is possible… if you put your mind to it.


Send a message to the speaker

If you are interested in this talk and wish to contact the speaker, please complete the following form:

 
Please provide your contact name
 
Please provide the name of your group
 
Your phone number so that the speaker can contact you
 
Your email address so that the speaker can contact you
 
Give details about the event, time of day and location
Prove you are human please.
Use the slider to drag the puzzle so that the top and bottom are aligned , or use an alternate text based challenge by clicking here.
Enter the number eighty two thousand and sixty three in digits:
 

Site Search

Search across all speakers, topics and tags. Put your search term in the box and press enter or hit search

Use quotes around exact multiple word searches, eg "winston churchill".