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more than 12,000 teenage volunteers have taught basic reading and writing skills
'''Efren Peñaflorida Jr''' was recognized as [[CNN Hero of the Year]] for the pushcart classroom program he established in the Philippines. [http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/cnnheroes.penaflorida.update/index.html]
'''Efren Peñaflorida Jr''' was recognized as [[CNN Hero of the Year]] for the pushcart classroom program he established in the Philippines.
*Since 1997, he and more than 12,000 teenage volunteers have taught basic reading and writing skills to more than 1,800 children living on the streets.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/cnnheroes.penaflorida.update/index.html Filipinos embrace Hero of the Year, 'pushcart classrooms' for poor]</ref>