When Adam Rubin and Uswege Mwakapango met in September 2010 in Tanzania when they were working together as volunteer program coordinators for Support for International Change, they connected over their shared passion for bringing change to positively impact communities.

A year after they met and several projects later, the duo launched a pilot program in Mwakapango's hometown, Mbeya, Tanzania. The completion of the program marked the end of Rubin’s term in Tanzania for the time being, but he and Mwakapango both knew something bigger would be emerging.