Tom Larson, founder of Together Our Mission, was an integral part of the H.A.M.P. (HIV Awareness Music Project) ( I Know Music Festival) in Kabale, Uganda, produced by the Global Livingston Institute. In 2014, as part of the Entusi Music Festival, Tom was able to visit a local school in a village named Kisiizi. While there, he learned that the school was often hit by lightning and many of the children had been hurt or killed. Upon returning to the states, he decided that something needed to be done. 

 

Tom, with the help of Patrick Doyle and Vincent Avila, designed a system to be installed on the school in Kisiizi to lower the chance of it being struck by lightning by dissipating the electricity into the ground. In 2015 Tom started a fundraiser and raised enough money for all of the equipment and to bring an electrician to help install everything correctly. Together Our Mission was born out of this project. There are more schools and buildings in this region that need help. Once these children have a safe place to go to school and start to graduate more consistently, they should also be given the opportunity to continue their education. 

 

Tom Larson and Together Our Mission are devoted to continued growth throughout the world to achieve peace and promote health, education and human services in every corner of the globe.