MY HERO Celebrates Young Heroes

Ryan Hreljac helps build wells for clean water in Africa.

Iqbal Masih was a child laborer who tried to save others like himself.

Mattie Stepanek is a hero to people of all ages around the world.

Need Editing: Divine Bradley:Team Revolution encourages kids to become involved in their communities and become leaders.

Needs Editing: Jennifer Staple of Unite for Sight helps educate and inform the public about eye issues, and restore sight to the needy.

Hannah Taylor started the Ladybug Foundation to help the homeless in her community.

Needs Editing: Jacob Komar and Computers for Communities refurbishes computers and helps inner city residents obtain IT skills.

Needs Editing: Kimmie Weeks survived the war in Liberia and now works to rebuild communities in war-torn countries.

Alex Hill helped to bring medical supplies to a Ugandan village.

Needs Editing: Ruth DeGolia: Mercado Global works to help poor communities that have seen the collapse of prices for their locally grown crops.

Live Life to the Fullest!

"You Gotta Believe"

Slater took part in this International Youth Summit and helped demonstrate the MY HERO website to children all over the world.

Never Give Up

Ruby Bridges bravely led the way to desegregation of schools as a child.

Nkosi Johnson was an orphan infected by HIV who spoke out on behalf of children with AIDS.

Samantha Marie Rowlands learned to read when others said she couldn't.

Craig Kielburger believes kids can change the world.

Maura Welch was recognized by NetAid for her work to spread awareness about child labor.

Marc Kielburger is a human rights activist who has dedicated his life to helping others.

Austin Gutwein founded Hoops of Hope.

Laren Poole is co-founder of Invisible Children Foundation.

Joey is a remarkable hero who captured the heart of filmmaker Shaun MacGilllivray.

The Grange School provides live-saving lessons.

Slater works with other youth activists in a colorful celebration of Peace Day.

A poetic film of the heroic children from Kosovo after the war.

Darius captures the hearts of a nation on his journey west to spread awareness about Muscular Dystrophy.

Slater is an amazing young woman dedicated to making a positive difference in the world.

Tori, a two-time cancer survivor, volunteers with charity organizations.

A 12-year-old fought for his rights and the rights of his fellow child workers.

A post-9/11 portrait of a young girl who baked and served cookies to the workers coming and going to the World Trade Center site. First aired on WGBH and Zoom's program America's Kids Respond

A short animated tribute to poet hero Mattie Stepanek. The soundtrack features the St. Paul's Episcopal Day School choir singing a song inspired by one of Mattie's poems.

Liz Murray overcomes her difficult childhood to win a scholarship to go to college.

Mohamed Sidibay was once forced to be a child soldier. He is now a youth reporter for MY HERO and he is committed to making a difference in the world.

A simple prayer for peace with beautiful illustrations.

Tommy doesn't let his blindness get in the way of having adventures!