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Efren Peñaflorida, was born and raised in the "squatter areas" of Cavite. Surrounded by gangs, drugs and poverty, Efren could have easily drifted into a life of crime or despair. Instead, this resourceful and determined young man decided to not just lift himself out of the predicament he found himself in, he decided to take along with him other young children in similar situations. Barely sixteen years old when he started, Efren now 28, runs the Dynamic Teen Company and its "Pushcart Classrooms." These are pushcarts loaded up with books, writing materials, chairs, tables and even a chalkboard, that are wheeled around the slums of the city so children who would otherwise never have the opportunity to get a And by doing what he and his team of volunteers are doing, Efren Peñaflorida might one day awake the rich and the powerful from their fairytale dream world where Rolex watches and thousand dollar dinners are the norm, and face the stark reality that their Philippines is now a third-world country and it is high-time all Filipinos work together to raise it back up to its rightful place as a proud and respected country among the global family of nations. POSTSCRIPT:
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