Gillespie, Amy

As a 38-year old woman who had never traveled abroad or even learned a foreign language, Amy Gillespie beat the odds. Working on the ground in Mozambique, Africa, she started a nonprofit with $150 and the idea that all children deserve the right to keep themselves and their siblings alive. Her programs with children and her work for greater HIV awareness and prevention were successful; she was nominated as a finalist for CNN Heroes and received accolades from embassies and aid organizations. But Amy's most difficult trials were yet to come. The hand-off of the programs to local teachers tested...