Their life and actions guarantee the safe existence of others. Thanks to their devotion and courage tens, hundreds, thousands of people were spared a terrible fate. Neither wars nor natural disasters nor terrorism can stop them. In Africa, Middle East, Latin America and other ends of the world they invest not only their time, resources and security but also the most valuable – their life – to make the world a better place to live. These people live next to us. They are modern day heroes. 
 

“It’s important to see the change that you help make happen. And to realize that this poverty does not have to exist. And it shouldn’t. Time and time again you see that it takes so little to make dramatic and lasting change,” says Abrams, the executive director of Trickle Up. The goal of this organization is to provide “seed capital” to poor women around the world. He lives next to us. He is a modern day hero.