I think some of these solutions are prepared in an office without a full understanding of the local situation.

It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa.

Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking.

We all share one planet and are one hummanity, there is no escaping this reality.

Every one of us can make a contribution. And quite often we are looking for the big things and forget that, wherever we are, we can make a contribution. Sometimes I tell myself, I may only be planting a tree here, but just imagine what's happening if there are billions of people out there doing something. Just imagine the power of what we can do.

We’re constantly being bombarded by problems that we face and sometimes we can get completely overwhelmed. [But] we should always feel like a hummingbird. I may feel insignificant, but I don’t want to be like the other animals watching the planet go down the drain. I’ll be a hummingbird, I’ll do the best I can.

It's the little things citizens do. That's what will make the difference. My little thing is planting trees.