Pros for Africa

Last week I was able to meet NFL All-Pro Safety Roy Williams and learn about his work with young people in Uganda and his work with single mothers.

With fellow players Tommie Harris, Mark Clayton, and Adrian Peterson, Williams is giving back in every way he can. Next month the players along with a team of doctors will travel to Uganda to feed thousands, set up clinics and build wells in villages desperate for clean water.

The team says that with basic necessities they can bring hope and healing to innocent Ugandan children who have become the victims and weapons at the center of one of Africa’s longest running wars.

Twenty-nine year old Williams began his personal foundation aimed to help single mothers in 2004 after being inspired by his sister's work to manage work and family alone. The Roy Williams Safety Net Foundation gives support, guidance, and assistance to low to moderate income single mothers in effort to help their daily lives.

Williams said:

"I've seen first-hand the many challenges she and other women like her with children face on a daily basis. I want to do what I can to provide a safety net to help catch those families who are struggling."

Like many Millennials, Williams and his colleagues volunteer and work to give back to those most desperately in need. When the going gets tough, our generation gets going to help.