In Belgium, one in five people lives in poverty or social exclusion. In West Flanders it is about 11 percent of the population. For Leo that was reason enough to link his sporting challenge to a social goal. “The trip started as a personal challenge,” he says. “But I noticed how big the problem of poverty is. You see it everywhere: in the media, in the news, in your area. That’s why I thought it was important to put this theme in the spotlight.”
Leo left in Diest last year and hopes to complete his journey on 15 June in Ostend. His message is clear: poverty is still a harsh reality, and we cannot be blind to that.