# @etalkctv on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-03-18T18:35:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Etalk (@etalkctv) — https://gondola.cc/etalkctv

## Caption

Idris and Sabrina Elba are taking visionary to the next level. 🌍✨

Just named on the National Geographic 33 list (recognizing 33 changemakers across the globe), the couple is transforming Sherbro Island, Sierra Leone, into a sustainable “eco-city” of the future. 

The island may have just 40,000 residents, but it’s rich in natural resources— miles of pristine beaches, sparkling lagoons, and abundant fresh water. At the same time, locals face challenges like limited electricity, scarce internet, and farmers and fishermen struggling to sell their goods.

Through the Elba Hope Foundation and the Hope Power Project, they’re electrifying the island, building wind and solar farms, training locals, and helping farmers access credit and sustainable practices. Idris asks, “Do we want to continue throwing concrete [up]… or do we want to build structures and cities that actually nourish our world?”

For Sabrina, whose mother is Somalian, the mission is also personal. Growing up, she says, “there were particular stigmas attached with being African,” recalling ads that portrayed people as waiting for a handout. “We wanted to see Africa represented the way that we knew it to be,” she says. “We wanted to change the storytelling.” 💗

Their goal is a self-sustaining, renewably powered island that can serve as a blueprint for green development across Africa. 🌱

SWIPE to learn more about the incredible Hope Power Project ➡️ and share your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️ 

(📷: National Geographic/Justin French 📹: IG/Elba Hope Foundation)
#IdrisElba #SabrinaElba #SherbroIsland #ElbaHopeFoundation #HopePowerProject

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elbahopefoundation, idriselba, hopepowerproject, sherbroisland, sabrinaelba

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