Sydney-based child psychotherapist Bernard Macleod visited a remote village in Northern Zimbabwe and came across the moving story of a local leader who had quietly inspired his colleagues to action in the face of crisis. The challenge - the lives of thousands of children were threatened by starvation and disease. Their material resources were thin. The leader Mr Savah found a dilapidated ‘Beer Hall’ . It became the centre of a phenomenal set of activities of food production, support for the disabled, distribution of drugs and food, a classroom, and even a place for chickens to shelter in the cold weather. Getting a local Rotary club involved, Macleod decided to mobilise support for this Zimbabwean village from his community in Sydney.