After Hurricane Katrina, Liz McCartney founded SBP, a nationally recognized leader in disaster recovery that has rebuilt nearly 1,200 homes in the US. She is nominated for the CNN SuperHero award.
Efren Peñaflorida's nonprofit, Dynamic Teen Company, brings education to thousands of children who have dropped out of school in the Philippines. He is nominated for the CNN SuperHero award.
Robin Lim's organization, Bumi Sehat, was founded in 1995 and has since provided medical care to more than 300,000 expectant mothers and babies in Indonesia and the Philippines. She is nominated for the CNN SuperHero award.
Providing housing, education, healthy meals and medical services, Pushpa Basnet's Early Childhood Development Center responds to the needs of children forced to live inside Nepal's prisons. She is nominated for the CNN SuperHero award.
Thursday: 1800 (ET) Friday: 0800 and 1500 (ET) About My Hero: My Hero sits down with 12 CNN anchors and correspondents to reflect on the people who have touched their lives -- and demonstrate that heroism has many faces.