called the Alan Kerins Zambia Fund. In the 2010s, the Alan Kerins Projects partnered with Self Help Africa. Self Help Africa supports rural poor communities across sub-Saharan Africa to grow and earn more from their small farms. Warriors for Humanity Kerins founded a global citizen movement called Warriors for Humanity a platform that creates a cultural and societal legacy by facilitating and supporting citizens to make a real difference and leave a lasting legacy. Plant the Planet Games Kerins founded Plant the Planet Games, which saw the first inter-county GAA match played in Kenya, in November 2022. The players raised €10,000 each, and reached their target of raising enough money to plant one million trees across several African countries. Personal life Kerins is married. He and his wife have two sons and one daughter. Kerins addressed the crowd at Croke Park during the World Meeting of Families 2018. He told the crowd of how his spirituality, family, community and friends had sustained him and his wife when their son Ruadhan was ill. Awards and honours Inter-county 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2001) 1 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1996) 1 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1994) Club 1 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (2006) 1 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (2011) Individual AIB Connacht Footballer of the Year (2005) In addition, Kerins has received many awards & acknowledgements for his work in Africa, Asia and Haiti. In 2006, Kerins received an ESB Rehab People of the Year Award and Galway Person of the Year Award, while he was also awarded Ireland's most outstanding young person. References External links Galway GAA honours "Warriors for Humanity", Inner Winner Institute video (2018) 1977 births Living people Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Dual players Clarinbridge hurlers Connacht inter-provincial hurlers Galway inter-county hurlers Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Hurling coaches Irish humanitarians Irish physiotherapists Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers