Kyrie Irving creates positive impact worldwide with GoFundMe donation

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving inspires many with his play on the court, but his actions off it have changed lives across the world.

Irving’s path recently intersected with Cameron Mofid, a 22-year-old who graduated as valedictorian in his MBA class at University of Miami in 2022. Mofid is on a mission to become one of the youngest people ever to visit every country in the world and has seen 119 out of 195 countries.

Recently, his travels took him backpacking across West Africa. It was here that Mofid came across The Part of Solution Nursery and Primary School in Lagos, Nigeria, and The United People Home, an orphanage in Accra, Ghana.

“While exploring Lagos’ water slum of Makoko, I was deeply inspired when visiting a local primary school and spending some time with the students,” Mofid said. “Despite their limited access to educational materials, clean drinking water, and other vital supplies, they showed a remarkable enthusiasm for learning and life.” said Mofid.

“I finished my time in West Africa in Ghana. A friend from university connected me to Marcus Naazii, the founder of an orphanage in one of Accra’s poorest neighborhoods. Visiting the orphanage was the highlight of my time in Ghana. Marcus’ enthusiasm for providing love and care for the orphans was infectious. With very limited resources at his disposal, he does everything in his power to improve the lives of the children under his care.”

Mofid, inspired to help those he met at these institutions overseas, launchoed a GoFundMe upon his return to the U.S. to help raise funds for both the school and orphanage