Leaving her corporate life in Rio de Janeiro, Clarissa Paz found her life’s mission as a volunteer at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. Aiming to address issues of marginalization, Clarissa co-founded the Ubuntu Nation Project, providing thousands of refugees education, healthcare, employment, and housing.

But when she hears that young orphans live alone in the camp, Clarissa and her husband petition the Malawian government to adopt 17 children. Faced with legal adoption obstacles, Clarissa refuses to give up and takes matters into her own hands by circumventing systemic restrictions to help kids in need. Clarissa must now balance service work, legal risks, and mothering her growing family.

As team lead for the Universal Love screenwriting team, this touching project has been the latest thing I have been proudly working on. This is the first media created to promote the documentary, which was debuted with a virtual release trailer party on Zoom. The feature documentary is still in it's production stage and will be released in 2025.