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Tegla Loroupe
Marathon world record holder and UN peace ambassador
The Kenyan who ran world records barefoot as a child — then ran for peace across borders.
The rise
Born into the Pokot community in northwestern Kenya, Loroupe ran barefoot to school. She became the first African woman to win the New York City Marathon in 1994 and set marathon world records in 1998 and 1999. She founded the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, using running to broker truces among warring pastoralist communities.
What they did
The full picture
Why it matters
What citizens said
Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021–2023) — Kenya
Trust in president52%
Trust in parliament42%
Trust in courts56%
% who say 'trust somewhat' or 'trust a lot' · Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 891
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