and we have this amazing place. amazing. we re able to help more people than ever. now that we have a big enough space, we re able to do all kinds of things. we re able to do free ambulance service. ultrasound. acupuncture. nurses and mid wives present 24/7. doctors every day. we help the people who are falling through the cracks, and those mothers know they re going to get the same beautiful, loving service here as wealthy people get. it s all the same. since she launched her mission in 1995, robin helped more than 300,000 patients with a range of medical services. today, her team assists in more than 1,000 deliveries every year. we caught up with robin recently
these kids. most of them i ve seen them arrive into this world. and when they run up to me and hug me, just makes life worth living. robin s commitment to maternal health has made a huge impact on so many lives. to vote for robin lim or another past hero to be name period cnn superhero, go to cnnheroes.com and watch sunday s 10th annual heroes all-star tribute to find out which alum will win $50,000 to further tir cause. next pup, children growing up in prison though they ve committed no crime. i think the smile and the hope and the dream that they have, i think, yes, that really keeps me inspired to do more. and pushpa basnet created a center to help children reclaim their child, go to school, and
getting an education because of one simple idea. don t forget to vote now for efren or one of our other amazing heros. vote now at cnn heros.com and watch this sunday night s tenth annual cnn heros all-star tribute to find out which past cnn hero of the year will win $50,000 to further their cause. next, they call her mother. we believe that it is a human right to have respectful care, prenatal care, birth services, postpartum care. in indonesia, robin lim helped thousands of mothers safely deliver their babies. find out how her work has grown since being profiled as a cnn hero when we come back. thope to see you again soon.. whoa, whoa, i got this.
and they get mid wives ready 24/7 to care for them. sometimes in the middle of the night, we re exhausted. another motorcycle comes. another mother in labor. then we start over again. after being selected 2011 cnn hero of the year, robin used her prize enough and international recognition to launch fundraising for a clinic she d long dreamed of. today, that dream is a reality. a new community health and child care clinic for robin and her staff to serve mothers and babies in need on a much larger scale. back in 2011, we didn t have this beautiful space. you take a dream, and you add cnn money. put them on tv, shake it up. more donations. and we have this amazing place. amazing. we re able to help more people than ever. now that we have a big enough space, we re able to do all kinds of things. we re able to do free ambulance
upstairs. we have groups coming. some of the midwives here are midwives from poor families that had no chance of an education. if a girl has a dream to be a nurse, a midwife or teacher, we find a way. we find a sponsor. robin s group is also at the ready to respond to international disasters and other emergencies. in 2013, she and her team of midwives were on the ground immediately following the deadly typhoon in the philippines. after the big superstorm haiyan, the government centers, the clinics, all gone. completely reduced to rubble. everything was gone. yet, we were able to set up a tent. in a two by two and a half meter tent, we had 277 babies. doctors were bringing us mothers in the middle of the night, and we had to handle it there. when a woman is pregnant and a disaster strikes, she still has to have her baby if there is no hospital. robin set up a permanent clinic in the philippines high risk zone and offers assistance after natural disasters.