My name is Benjamin Von Wong, an artist and activist that has been fighting against single-use plastics for the last 6 years. In October 2021, I launched a series of photographs around the hashtag #TurnOffThePlasticTap. It featured a giant faucet pouring plastics into different environments. We gave out over $10,000 of prizes, and brought on a dozen non-profits to promote it – but unfortunately, the launch didn’t go as planned with Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp all breaking down the day of the launch. Frustrated, I started working on a plan B: To re-create the art installation in Nairobi, …