$18 million + $36 million = A Real Commitment

Mozambique's UN Ambassador thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.

After all, Greg Carr, founder of the internet service Africa Online, seemed to be interested in helping Africa, not just benefitting from Africa's growth.

The result? A $36 million pledge to the Mozambique Ministry of Tourism, to be paid over the next 30 years. Greg Carr, who was connected with the very first Internet venture, Prodigy, has directed the money toward making the million-acre Gorongosa National Park into a tourist destination, as well as preserving the wildlife there and educating the local population, creating jobs and providing social services.

But the giving didn't stop there ..

Greg had bought a condominium in Manhattan in 2001 for $7.5 million .. and spent $3 million renovating. He lives full-time in Cambridge, MA. So he's put it on the market, asking $18 million. The proceeds he will donate to his family foundation, for the benefit of the same Mozambican park.

The Carr Foundation is dedicated to supporting human rights, caring for the environment and supporting the arts.

Now that's a .. prodigious undertaking!