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Upstairs. we have groups coming. some of the midwives here are midwives from poor families that had no chance of an education. if a girl has a dream to be a nurse, a midwife or teacher, we find a way. we find a sponsor. >> robin's group is also at the ready to respond to international disasters and other emergencies. in 2013, she and her team of midwives were on the ground immediately following the deadly typhoon in the philippines. >> after the big superstorm haiyan, the government centers, the clinics, all gone. completely reduced to rubble. everything was gone. yet, we were able to set up a...

Fulfill their dreams and hopefully get a decent job in the future. giving them an opportunity and helping them fulfilling their dreams, that's, for me, more rewarding than other things. >> efren says his cnn hero 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 l...

>> we believe it is a human right to have respectful care, prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care. >> in bali, where robin has lived more than 20 years, she's a mainstay in the villages and looks forward to continuing her work around the world. >> well, i'm turning 60 this november. i've grown a little bit older. i hope i've grown wiser. we have a saying, our job is to take care of the least, the lost and the last. and that's our vision and mission. is to take care of the people no one wants to care for. i'm so blessed to walk down the street and see the faces of these kids. most of th...

Fund the bumi sehat foundation lab. >> we have a full lap, something we didn't have in 2011. >> an on-site facility at robin's clinic. now the team can get test results quickly and give mother with hiv anti-retroviral medication to reduce the risk of infecting their babies. >> you're the one that kept me up all night, yes. >> i think that for me, knowing that we have friends out there that will do anything for us when we're in need, and since we've had our lab, we recently have nine mothers who are hiv positive that are all on anti-retrovirals. i do not have hiv. i am so blessed. i can tell yo...

Health care to women in indonesia. since being named a hero, thousands more babies have entered the world safely thanks robin and her bumi sehat foundation. in bali where her main clinic is located, robin is always ready 24/7 for the ethics delivery. >> mothers sometimes come by boat, ferry, and then they have to find a ride on a motorcycle in the rain to get here in the middle of the night. and then when they get here, they get a hug. they get midwives ready 24/7 to care for them. sometimes in the middle of the night we're exhausted, and another motorcycle comes, another mother in labor. we s...