Darren Jacklin

Darren Jacklin and Founder Jude Nyanzi Director of the Daystar Junior School School in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, East Africa are in the process of building a new school that will be completed by 2022.

In his early twenties, he received a settlement from this car accident. Combining this with his income from his “Rent a Kid” business and a few other business ventures throughout his adolescence, Darren unwittingly signed for loans and lines of credit with unscrupulous investors. Lawyers and collection agencies were now harassing him. His car was repossessed, bank accounts frozen, water and electricity disconnected, and he was evicted from his apartment. Within four months he was broke and homeless.

Hitting rock bottom, he was forced to collect welfare, living on the streets and sleeping in an apple orchard.

These early challenges set the scene for a remarkable transformation.