Daniel Kasprowicz

Meet Daniel Kasprowicz, a 29 year old dietician from Poland fighting to save malnourished children in the mountain region of Anivorano, Madagascar.

In 2011, while studying dietetics at the Medical University of Gdańsk, Daniel travelled to the island as part of his thesis on malnutrition. When a disabled five year old girl offered to share her food scraps with him, his life changed forever. Daniel has spent the last nine years in Madagascar caring for hundreds of children. Frustrated by the lack medical staff, equipment and basic medicine needed to save lives, he decided to build a hospital for women and children in the area.

In 2019, he launched a crowdfunding campaign, which has now reached its target goal of €150,000. The hospital will begin construction this year and provide not only medical care, but education on disease prevention, an exchange program for foreign medical volunteers, and employment for local staff. Daniel also plans to grow rice and crops at the facility as both a food source and a way of raising funds to keep the medical facility operating.

“Many people told me that it was impossible to raise such a huge amount of money unless you were famous. I just believed in the goal, and thanks to social media, even in the pandemic the target was achieved.”