Today we are sitting down with Glenn Pascoe, founder of One4Another, a Canadian charity that provides life changing surgeries for children in Uganda. What began with helping six kids has grown into a hospital that has facilitated over 3500 surgeries since 2012 with 573 in 2024 alone.
But Glenn’s story is not about swooping in to save children. It is about how his own struggles including divorce, depression, and searching for purpose pulled him back to Africa, where he discovered that healing can be reciprocal. The kids and families he serves have given him just as much as he has given them.
In this conversation Glenn shares the realities of starting a grassroots organization with no resources, the importance of trusted local partners, and the challenges of sustaining hope through obstacles like COVID, economic downturns, and skepticism. He also talks about the timing of life events, the pull of purpose, and the advice he would give anyone feeling stuck.
This is a story about resilience, empathy, and the power of answering a call you cannot ignore. If Glenn’s journey does not stir something in you, you were not paying close enough attention.
Here are just a few of the themes we explore with Glenn:
- How six surgeries grew into a hospital serving thousands of children in Uganda
- The life changing impact of affordable surgeries and access to healthcare
- Glenn’s journey through divorce and depression and how it led him back to Africa
- The power of reciprocity in charity work and building One4Another on trust and local leadership
- His advice for anyone feeling stuck and pulled toward something bigger
We hope this conversation leaves you as humbled and inspired as it left us and that Glenn’s story sparks reflection on what it means to find purpose, to give, and to receive.
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