the focus of a tv movie. but efren says that more important than the accolades are the results that his program has inspired. when we started the organization, gangs, street wars are very rampant. we saw there s a tremendous decrease of the issues of gangsters and gangs around, and we are glad that we re one of those people who help in making the place better. taking the push cart classroom to new levels, efren has recently teamed up with the department of education in the philippines and with other international groups to replicate the push cart classroom. the cart on classroom here in the philippines is a symbol of hope and education. we have counted 83 replications all over the philippines. plus, we have two aboard in indonesia and in kenya. that idea has gone a long way. it reached thousands of children, and it touches their lives. we believe that education is a powerful tool.
gangsters and gangs around, and we are glad that we re one of those people who help in making the place better. taking the push cart classroom to new levels, efren has recently teamed up with the department of education in the philippines and with other international groups to replicate the push cart classroom. the cart on classroom here in the philippines is a symbol of hope and education. we have counted 83 replications all over the philippines. plus, we have two aboard in indonesia and in kenya. that idea has gone a long way. it reached thousands of children, and it touches their lives. we believe that education is a powerful tool. become productive.e s life and it can really change the world. with prize money from cnn
from the slums of the philippines to the stage of the kodak theater in hole with, ephron has come a long way. we are the change that this world needs to be. for 12 years, ephron and his team volunteers have pushed their mobile classrooms through the streets of the neighborhoods teaching kids who never make it to school. but after being named 2009 s cnn hero of the year, ephron became a national hero. this is really overwhelming. upon his return, philippine president gloria arrow joe presented him with an honor. over a year, the push cart classroom has been replicated more than 50 times and inspired an education funded in part by the cnn grant.
before push cart, they saw it as a symbol of poverty. now it is a symbol of hope. his story has been told in six countries and can be seen on philippine television. a young man from the slums has turned the attention of the nation toward a common dream. my fellow countrymen are unleashing the hero inside them. thank you. who will be the cnn hero of the year for 2010? you decide. we will decide next thursday and will announce it on cnn.com on 1:00 p.m. when you can vote on line for the cnn hero who inspires you the most. thousands of american women with breast cancer use the drug avastin. what happens if it loses its fda approval. the decision is expected today and we ll hear how it could impact women all across the country. you re the one