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CNN Hero: Woman builds school after hyena kills girl

CNN Story Highlights
When Washington manicurist Lidia Schaefer returned to
her native village in Ethiopia, she was troubled by what
she saw: children walking three hours each way to
attend classes held not in a school, but under a tree.
CNN.com/Heroes

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Related Video: Ethiopian CNN Hero Meets Supporters in NYC
Yohannes Gebregeorgis, one of the Top Ten CNN Heroes of 2008,
at Cafe Addis in Harlem, NYC. The event took place on Saturday,
December 13, 2008.