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Vote for Your CNN Hero: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

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Yohannes Gebregeorgis "Moved by the lack of children's books and literacy in his native Ethiopia, Yohannes Gebregeorgis established Ethiopia Reads , bringing free public libraries and literacy programs to thousands of Ethiopian children." Since November 2000, he has helped more than 420 people in southeastern Mexico, free of charge."

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Empowering Women Citizen Journalists: An Interview with Cristi Hegranes

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In January, Cristi was named one of the 21 Leaders of the 21st Century for 2008 by Women's eNews. They come from all different casts, all different religions, and from indigenous backgrounds in Mexico. BB: So right now you work in Nepal and in Mexico? Hopefully sometime in 2008 we will be able to establish that office.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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They wanted to create a literacy program for themselves because now there was a school where their children could go to school, but they felt embarrassed that they couldn't support their children because they themselves were illiterate. This year, 2008, is the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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