An Act of Kindness Goes a Long Way
As an account manager at
Sharp Insurance, Housam Kabalan is more than just a sales person: he is a true
humanitarian and human rights supporter. Born in
Lebanon, Housam immigrated to Canada in 1976. As a modest, hardworking insurance broker devoted to his work at Sharp Insurance, many of his fellow
co-workers were unaware of his philanthropic activities, until recently.
Housam made headlines all over Canada in 1995 for his quest to
raise money for, and awareness to, the atrocities committed to the children in
Sarajevo. As a first time bike rider, Housam made a cross country bicycle trek
starting from St. John’s, Newfoundland and ending in Victoria, British
Columbia. This seven month journey created much media buzz and was successful
in increasing awareness about the alarming situation is Sarajevo. Housam was
featured in the Calgary Herald, The Montreal Gazette, The Ottawa Citizen, the
Toronto Star and more. He raised over $67,000 for this cause.
Previous to his ten years of insurance
experience, Housam was a former restaurateur, private detective and karate instructor. When we asked Housam what his hobbies are, he said, “Honestly, it’s my
charity work. It consumes all of my extra time.”
The
charity work he is referring to is his regular trips to Indonesia where he
travels to remote and impoverished towns handing out rice and basic necessities
to families in need.
We asked Housam why Indonesia? He replied, “During my travels around Asia I discovered a level of poverty I never knew existed before. I could not stand around and do nothing.”
Since 2009, Housam has independently raised funds for items such as rice, cooking oil, soya sauce, tea, and sugar to pass out to families in Indonesia. He received help from the communities themselves to distribute food items among families: “These villages are remote, I am talking no road access, [and] you have to walk at least 2 km carrying bags of rice in the bush.”
For his most recent
trip to Indonesia Housam focused on families without a working parent (a parent who
has passed away or who has left the family) and orphanages. “The families with
single mothers and orphanages are really the most in need: they have no one
to help them.”
Housam said one bag of
rice can feed a family for 30 days.
For his November trip
to Indonesia, Housam raised $1965 total, $825 of that raised by Sharp
Insurance. The $1965 helped feed about 98 families.
When we asked Housam
when he plans to go back, he said it all depends on the money he is able to
raise for his next trip.
Want to find out more
about Housam’s charity work in Indonesia? Send us an email at info@sharpinsurance.ca or contact as via Facebook or Twitter
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