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>> after we were featured, people were like, you're doing a good job. it changed everything. it changed the perspective of a lot of people. >> in a country where nearly a quarter of the people live below the poverty line, efren's story of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. as the world began to focus on the plight of children living in poverty, more kids got the chance to learn. >> whenever we go from one community to another community, children were like swarming around, running towards us. they were waiting for us and smiling. they really have this hunger for learning. >> to...

Of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. as the world began to focus on the plight of children living in poverty, more kids got the chance to learn. >> whenever we go from one community to another community, children were like swarming around, running towards us. they were waiting for us and smiling. they really have this hunger for learning. >> today, efren's simple little cart and a team of passionate volunteers have brought education to an estimated 40,000 children around the world. many of these kids were sold into prostitution or working in garbage dumps or had been coerced ...

Change that this world needs to be. [ speaking foreign language ] >> efren says the "heroes" recognition came at a time when he needed support more than ever. >> after we were featured, people were like, you're doing a good job. it changed everything. it changed the perspective of a lot of people. >> in a country where nearly a quarter of the people live below the poverty line, efren's story of hope helped put a struggling population on the map. and as the world began to focus on the plight of children living in poverty, more kids got the chance to learn. >> whenever we go from one community t...