Welcome to the Rich Hart Foundation and my inaugural blog
We are a small family foundation with an ambitious vision to make a measurable difference to the lives of refugees, women and children.
We set up the Foundation in 2013 and decided to develop a website so that we can start to communicate, share and learn from others.
I was born in Uganda and in the early 1970’s was forced to escape the country as a result of Idi Amin’s regime. I arrived in Melbourne as a young child with my mother, father and sister. We arrived with no possessions, no friends and no extended family or community support.
It was through the tenacity and hard work of my parents and through the kindness and generosity of people that we met in Melbourne, that gave us hope, and the opportunity to start a new life.
We set up the Foundation because we want to give others the hope and chance for an opportunity to have a better life. Whether that is by supporting refugees, supporting women and children, or providing educational opportunities to those in need.
We hope that we can make a meaningful difference, always mindful of our core values of diversity, acceptance, leadership and opportunity.
Fem Hunter
Chair - Rich Hart Foundation