The Cause Behind Goodest Story Contest

Posted by Stephanie Miller on January 9th, 2009

There’s more to The Goodest Story Ever Contest than making others feel good by your act of kindness and then sharing your heartfelt holiday stories with the world. It’s more than the competition and the chance to win awesome prizes, like a trip for 2 to Cancun, a flip digital camcorder and $100 Starbucks gift card. It’s also a great opportunity to support an initiative called, Nikibasika, which provides support for 52 children in Kasese, Uganda.

Nikibasika, meaning “it is possible” in the Western Ugandan language of Runyankole, is the theme of this extraordinary learning and development project in Kasese, Uganda. Our goal is use social media to raise $10,000 for the Nikibasika: The Kasese Children Learning & Development Project. There are 52 children in Kasese that come from families who have been affected by HIV Aids or civil wars and a group of Canadians have taken it upon themselves to sponsor them and ensure that they have a chance to understand that “it is possible.”

Meet these brave children in the following 2 minute video:

If you’re inspired to do what you can for these kids and support the Nikibasika project, you can donate to the cause or you can help grab the attention of corporate sponsors by submitting your holiday story. You can also contact your friends to see if they’d be interested in helping out.

The contest deadline is January 31, 2009. But don’t wait too long! You might want some extra time to promote your story and beg your friends to get on DailyChallenge.org and vote for you.

2 Comments
  • Dee Turner
    January 12th, 2009 at 11:23 pm

    The videos of these remarkable Ugandan children are uplifting.
    Watching all their bright, beautiful smiles, makes me smile.
    Their traditional rhythmic dancing, makes me feel like dancing inside.
    Hearing the children singing and laughing when they have so little,
    Makes my heart go out to them, and I know the cause is right.
    That Nikibasika is good — and all things are possible.
    I will be sharing this with my friends on Facebook.

  • Steph
    January 13th, 2009 at 10:25 am

    It’s amazing how happiness is so contagious, isn’t it? And how real happiness reminds us that the material world really doesn’t matter that much in the grand scheme of things. To have food, shelter, clothing, school, you know, the basics in life, is really what Nikibasika is all about. Helping these kids in this way frees up their energies for higher pursuits - like helping others out!

    Thanks Dee for commenting and sharing on Facebook!

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