Giving Digest | Power in Unity – Changing Our Communities Through Generosity
On International Youth Day, Eligu Ronald, founder of Touch the Slum Charity Foundation, drew inspiration from a childhood memory of Uncle Patu, the neighborhood barber who once gave him a free haircut that left him with confidence and dignity. With borrowed clippers, chairs, and the will to serve, Ronald and his youth team set up a pop-up salon, later joined by Uganda’s top professional barber, Bryan Barber. Together, they gave children not just haircuts but hope, relief for parents, and purpose for volunteers. What seemed small became a reminder that true generosity restores dignity, unites communities, and proves that we can all be the “Uncle Patu” of this generation.