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Phiona Mutesi – African Chess Champion Arises from the Slums
Phiona Mutesi is a young woman from Africa and a true underdog. She is from one of the poorest towns, Katwe, in one of the poorest countries in the world, Uganda. She must walk hours to fill a jug with drinking water. She lives with her family in a small 10 foot by…
Handicapped Band Staff Benda Bilili Inspires the World
Imagine that you live in one of the poorest countries on earth. Now imagine that you are also a paraplegic and live on the grounds of a zoo. What do you do? You focus on your abilities! Staff Benda Bilili is a band in Congo whose members have various physical ailments. They joined together in 2004 to focus on…
