Global Heroes - International Charity

"It’s awful that there is so much suffering in the world, but there is very little I can do about it." Have you ever had that thought? Most of us have. But fortunately not everyone leaves it at that.

Every year the international news broadcaster CNN selects a "Hero of the Year" - someone who, through a personal commitment to help others, has succeeded in changing the world for the better.

Read more in Access to International English, pp. 179-183. Then do the tasks in the textbook and on this website.

The 2011 CNN Global Heroes