US Doctors For Africa Honors Power Of One Man

US Doctors for Africa recently announced its Honorees for the upcoming Gala 2007 benefit honoring extraordinary Philanthropists who have made a difference in the world.

New York City, NY (PRWEB) September 23, 2007 -- US Doctors for Africa recently announced its Honorees for the upcoming Gala 2007 benefit honoring extraordinary philanthropists who have made a difference in the world.

On October 17, 2007, a modest man named Paul Hunter will accept a Global Humanitarian award from US Doctors for Africa for his amazing work with the Zulu tribes in Africa. He shares the stage with well-known Hip-Hop mogul and entrepreneur Russell Simmons and two other businessmen. Former UN Secretary General Kofi Anan and the VP of Ghana are expected to attend.

For more then a decade Paul has worked side-by-side with the Zulu teaching them to make beautiful butterflies and dragonflies that are sold as gift items throughout the world. The upliftment project that he started in his garage more than a decade ago has become one of the heart that now provides sustainable employment for over 20 Zulu workers and supports more than 250 Zulu family members.

Born on the Isle of Wight the 56-year-old Hunter has the boyish good looks that belie his age. He spent 13 years on the road as a keyboard musician with his own band and a recording contract and opened for such stellar acts as Annie Lennox and the Eurythemics, Percy Sledge, the Detroit Emeralds and the Tramps.

Now the humble Paul Hunter spends his time between his South African factory and the USA promoting the sale of the beautiful Bugz products so that he can continue to provide jobs for his team as he calls his Zulu workers. Self-effacing and given to blushing about his accomplishments, he initially did not want to accept any recognition for his incredible work but changed his mind after realizing how much it would benefit the guys.

This unusual man has given so much to so many including the clothing off of his back and the shoes off of his feet. The Zulu live as illegal squatters in squalid conditions without electricity or running water in Hout Bay, South Africa. Paul's dream has been to uplift them and to build low-cost housing and an emergency clinic for them all while continuing to expand the sustainable employment project he calls Bugz. So much has been done over the past decade but he realizes every day how much more needs to be done. Every step of the way is a struggle as the project is self-funded and receives no Government or Private donations. It is supported by the sale of the Bugz products. He has even sold off personal property in order to keep the project going and continue employing the guys. His belief, "Job creation is a healing process. By teaching an individual a skill to make a product you empower him with more then just a product he can be proud of. You enable him to put food on the table for his family, give him hope, a desire to live and ultimately gain self-respect. In turn you help a community lower the crime rate and ideally heal the community as a whole."

For more information:
Georgene Summers, Bugz Workshop Inc.
404-879-0400 phone
404-879-0401 fax
www.bugz.com

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