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Living in a walking world | Harmon Parker | TEDxOrangeCoast

2,652 views · Published 11 June 2011 · 13:04 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Building Bridges, Bridging Cultures, Bringing Hope. This is the message that Harmon Parker is explaining the transformational power of a simple footbridge and how "Bridges" are a metaphor for many things. There are physical bridges, bridges of hope, bridges of peace -- in a way, we all are a bridge.

Harmon Parker is the founder and director of Bridging the Gap, a non-profit organization that builds pedestrian footbridges over perilous rivers for rural, marginalized communities in Kenya. 

Harmon was first introduced to Africa in 1985 when he was invited to build a home for missionaries in Democratic Republic of Congo. Later, he participated in establishing and building a school in western Kenya. In 1990, he and his wife, Teri with their young son Josh, moved to Kenya and began what has become their life's work.

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