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It wont always be easy but its worth it. help us continue to break the cycle of fatherless children by supporting one of the most valuable people a child can have in their lives. to my beautiful daughter jada, i love you. [ applause ] >> so throughout the night we have been so honored to show case five of our past heros for the year. which we saw each and every one, chad, robin, liz and have continued their life changing work. we already awarded each of those five former cnn heros of the year an...

Life-saving work assisting thousands of low income women in indonesia have a healthy pregnancy and safe delivery. since then, shes used her money to build her dream center, where she is a midwife, a friend and still called mother robin by the kids she helped bring into the world. take a look. >> this year, robin lim fulfilled her long-time vision when her group opened its maternity clinic for women in need. >> now that we have a big enough space, were able to do free ambulance service, ultrasoun...

Living. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome robin lim. [ applause ] >> guys, check out this puppy. this is marny. shes 15 years old. she used to be in a shelter, but she was adopted when she was 11 years old. guys, shes an instagram superstar. look at her. guys, she has 2 million followers. thats like a million more followers than i have. okay, thats like 100 million and a half more followers than i

Colleagues have also stayed close. >> x minus 1 equals zero. >> when a typhoon decimated areas in 2013, causing widespread destruction, efren mobilized his team to help in one of the hardest hit areas. he also issued a rallying cry to his fellow cnn heros. >> i contacted all my co-honorees. they responded. henley was there. he was able to bring water filters to each community. robin lim was there, also, to help pregnant women. when the three of us met together, we were like avengers coming toget...

One is never too ordinary to be a hero. [ applause ] >> efrens work has come a long way since he met him. kids all over the world are getting an education because of one simple idea. dont forget to vote now for efren or one of our other amazing heroes. vote now at cnnheroes.com, and watch this sunday nights 10th annu annual "cnn superheroes: all-star tribute" and hear which hero will win $50,000 to further their cause. next, they call her ibu which means mother. >> we believe its a human right t...

$50,000 to further their cause. next, they call her mother. >> we believe that it is a human right to have respectful care, prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care. >> in indonesia, robin lim helped thousands of mothers safelybabies. find out how her work has grown since being profiled as a cnn hero when we come back. so, mr. harris, we have your fingerprints on the safe. a photo of you opening the safe. a post using the hashtag "#justrobbedthesafe" so, what are we supposed to think? sw...

Mothers who are hiv positive that are all on the medication. i do not have hiv. i am so blessed. i can tell you that medicine saves lives. >> today, there are three clinics. two in indonesia and one in the philippines, with midwives staffed year round. robin also offers training and scholarships and has been able to expand her educational programs. >> we travel to other islands in the philippines. here in indonesia. about 13,000 young midwives a year and nurses have a half-day seminar with me an...

Maternal health made a huge impact on so many lives. to vote for robin lim or another past hero of the year to be named the cnn superhero. go to cnnheros.com and be sure to watch this sunday nights tenth annual cnn heros all-star tribute to find out which cnn hero of the year alum will win $50,000 to further their cause. next up, children growing up in prison though theyve committed no crime. >> the smile and the hope and the dream that they have, i think, yes, that really keeps me inspired to...

>> in bali, where robin has lived more than 20 years, shes a mainstay in the villages and looks forward to continuing her work around the world. >> well, im turning 60 this november. ive grown a little bit older. i hope ive grown wiser. we have a saying, our job is to take care of the least, the lost and the last. and thats our vision and mission. is to take care of the people no one wants to care for. im so blessed to walk down the street and see the faces of these kids. most of them, ive seen ...

We had 77 babies. doctors were bringing mothers in the middle of the night, and we had to handle it there. when a woman is pregnant and a disaster strikes, she still has to have her baby if theres no hospital. >> robin set up a permanent clinic in the philippines high-risk typhoon zone and continues to offer aid and assistance after natural disasters. >> we believe that its a human right to have respectful care, prenatal care, birth services, port pa postpartum care. >> in bali where robins live...