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Carol Schillios
For three decades Carol has worked on 5 continents, helping the poor improve the quality of their lives. One day, while at a stop light in Bamako, Mali, West Africa, Carol and her colleague, Kaaba, in their car, were --as usual-- surrounded by begging children with their hands out. It was a moment of truth for both who had had many conversations about how ordinary people could make a difference in the world if they would only take one action. Their conversation turned to how they could help the poorest of the poor --begging girls-- off the streets before the girls had to turn to prostitution. The idea of a school for begging girls was born. Now these three girls, among many others, are producing beautiful fabrics and jewerly being sold directly from their Hèrè Jè Cooperative Training Center in Bamako, Mali West Africa. Their dream is that hundreds will be able to attend school to break the cycle of begging.
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