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Hannington S.W, is a former chess player, his passion for game drove him to start Divine Chess Academe in 2019. Hannington started playing chess from the age of 11 which eventually earned him a high school scholarship. In 2006 he won a trophy and 2007 he won too, in a sports gala that was organised by the YMCA in Uganda. In 2019, he established a chess academe to help, even the poorest and most marginalized children have fun and enjoy their childhood. “Chess has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. Chess can awaken hope where there was previously only despair.” Hannington has dedicated his life to empowering and giving a voice to vulnerable young people.