On the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital city lies a humble school tucked between a busy railroad track and the Sinai Paradise slum. Founded in 2003 by a dedicated teacher named Beatrice Anunda, the Humble Hearts School for the Deaf stands as a beacon of hope for hearing-impaired children in a society where they are often marginalized.
In the picturesque mountain village of Todos Santos, golden maize dries in the warm sunlight while girls with ribbons braided in their hair stroll hand in hand and men proudly wear matching attire crafted in local street side shops. This tight-knit community, deeply rooted in its heritage, undergoes a remarkable transformation every year from October 31 to November 2 when it becomes the epicenter of Guatemala’s largest festival.
La Carpio is a 9 mile square piece of land wedged between landfills and sewage runoffs located on the outskirts of Costa Rica’s capital city, San Jose. In 1997 the Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation, led by the resilient Gail Nystrom, infiltrated the community setting up schools, clinics, daycares, planting gardens, painting murals, sponsoring soccer players, building better sidewalks, donating food, clothing and many, many other programs.