From Survival to Stability

In November 2025, one member of our community, Mubarak Kambugu (also known as Deriss Naz bin Cowart), was resettled to Canada after years of displacement and uncertainty.

That journey did not unfold through urgency, publicity, or force. It unfolded through preparation, relationship, disciplined practice, and internal alignment.

What changed first was not geography.
It was orientation.

Today, in 2026, Mubarak is building a new life in Ottawa. He is returning to school with the long-term goal of becoming a nurse — choosing a path rooted in care, stability, and service.

He is learning how to live in a society that no longer requires constant survival vigilance, and how to make decisions from steadiness rather than fear.

Just as importantly, he is stepping forward as a leader.

Mubarak is actively helping guide Diamond Mine Academy into its next chapter. He carries lived knowledge, not theory, and brings deep passion for supporting fellow Africans who are still navigating survival conditions.

Through teaching and coaching, he shares the practices, mindset, and inner shifts that allowed him to move from crisis into coherence.

What opened the door was not luck.
It was readiness.

From that internal shift, external pathways began to open.

This is one example — not an exception.

Stories like this are not meant to inspire admiration — they are meant to illuminate what becomes possible when dignity, coherence, and responsibility are restored.