CNN Heroes - 2012 Heroes

2012 Heroes

The top 10 CNN Heroes of 2012 (in alphabetical order):

  • Pushpa Basnet of Kathmandu, Nepal: 2012 CNN Hero of the year
  • Wanda Butts of Ohio, USA
  • Mary Cortani of California, USA
  • Catalina Escobar of Cartagena, Colombia
  • Razia Jan of Afghanistan, with an organization located in Massachusetts, USA
  • Thulani Madondo of Kliptown, South Africa
  • Leo McCarthy of Montana, USA
  • Connie Siskowski of New Jersey, USA
  • Scott Strode of Colorado, USA
  • Malya Villard-Appolon of Madre, Haiti

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