Hope
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Submitted October 2026
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I met a 26-year-old man called Kevin who has played for rugby in Kenya and is an Olympian. And he was going out to schools to coach rugby. And one day he went to a school and there was so much dust and heat that they couldn't play. So instead he started talking about climate change. And he started engaging the kids to talk about planting trees, about stopping single-use plastic. And he's now partnered with 40 plus schools. He's planted over 2,500 trees. And last weekend, he partnered with the first international tournament in Nairobi to recycle plastic. And they collected 900 kilograms of plastic. And it gives me hope because this is somebody doing something out of their own initiative, using 60% of their income to make change. And inspiration for the next generation who are really making impact.
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