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11th April 2022
12:50pm BST

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Guy was lucky to win the French draw back in December 2020 and initially donated part of his winnings to hospitals. According to The Connexion, he said: "Seeing the happy people around me is the greatest reward.
"When the money falls from the sky, something must be done with it to help those who are not so lucky.
"Otherwise, it doesn't make sense."
While he did tell the French outlet Le Parisien he wanted to remain anonymous, he also admitted he wanted to "save the planet."
He added: "I have transferred the majority of my winnings and will progressively give the near totality of it to the foundation."
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Guy also admitted to only playing the EuroMillions "for one purpose" - he wanted "to devote most of the sum to the creation of this foundation."
"We have never seen an initiative of this size, but there again, we have rarely seen such high winnings," said Isabelle Cesari, a representative for France's National Lottery. "Often, these things go hand-in-hand."
According to its website, Anyama is named after an Ivory Coast city where Guy had spent a lot of time as a kid.
The website states: "Because nature and man are one and their vulnerabilities force us to act, the Anyama endowment fund has made it its mission to protect the living."