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CNN Heroes Archive

Meet the CNN Heroes from past years.
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CHAMPIONING CHILDREN

  Commitment to the welfare of young people
Efren Peņaflorida
Efren Peņaflorida
Lidia Schaefer
Lidia Schaefer
Flavio Canto
Flavio Canto
Brad Blauser
Brad Blauser
Derrick Tabb
Derrick Tabb
Budi Soehardi
Budi Soehardi

COMMUNITY CRUSADER

  Creating solutions to a local problem or social issue
Roy Foster
Roy Foster
Carolyn Manning
Carolyn Manning
Paul Embleton
Paul Embleton
Jorge Munoz
Jorge Munoz
Dr. Carnell Cooper
Dr. Carnell Cooper
Suezette Steinhardt
Suezette Steinhardt
Ed Nicholson
Ed Nicholson
Doc Hendley
Doc Hendley
Pam Koner
Pam Koner
Alfa Demmellash
Alfa Demmellash
Susan Jacobs
Susan Jacobs

DEFENDING THE PLANET

  Innovative efforts to preserve and protect the environment
Erika Vohman
Erika Vohman
Suzan Lakhan Baptiste
Suzan Lakhan Baptiste
Jude Ndambuki
Jude Ndambuki

MEDICAL MARVEL

  Dedication to the enhancement of human health
Andrea Ivory
Andrea Ivory
Pamela Green-Jackson
P. Green-Jackson
Faith Coleman
Faith Coleman

PROTECTING THE POWERLESS

  Advancing the cause of human or equal rights
Betty Makoni
Betty Makoni
Robina Niaz
Robina Niaz

YOUNG WONDER

  Outstanding achievement by a person 25 or under
Shin Fujiyama
Shin Fujiyama
Jordan Thomas
Jordan Thomas
lex Griffith
Alex Griffith