Being Filipino it is sometimes difficult for me to see my homeland in such turmoil. Whether it is hearing about the idiotic president we have, how the only hope for the poor in our country relies on a television or the natural disaster that recently happened; I am glad to hear some great news happening. I am not even talking about Manny Pacquiao either. Even though Manny is amazing outside of the ring with his efforts in the Philippines.

I am talking about Efren Peñaflorida. Who is he you ask? He is the founder of the Dynamic Teen Company, an organization that reaches out to children who live in the slums of the province of Cavite that have no access to education. His organization does it all with a simple push cart full of education materials. Such an amazing individual. Not only is he my hero but he was named CNN’s Hero of 2009. Congratulations Efren!

You are the change that you dream and I am the change that I dream. And collectively we are the change that this world needs to be.
-Efren Peñaflorida