In cali, colombia, 2016 cnn hero of the year jeison aristizábal has helped transform the lives of thousands of young people with disabilities His foundation’s efforts have grown in. 2016 cnn hero of the year jeison aristizábal has dedicated his life to giving thousands of young people with disabilities—like himself—a brighter future in. Since being named cnn hero of the year in 2016, jeison aristizábal has never stopped helping people with disabilities in his native colombia Not only has he gone on to graduate from. Jeison aristizábal has been named the 2016 cnn hero of the year for his work providing educational and medical support for youth living with disabilities in colombia.
For his work, aristizábal was named the 2016 cnn hero of year on sunday Cnn is proud to announce jeison aristizábal has been named the 2016 hero of the year for his work with disabled youth. In 2016, jeison aristizabal was named cnn's hero of the year for overcoming the challenges posed by cerebral palsy and working to help children with disabilities in colombia Aristizábal is from aguablanca in cali, colombia, which is one of cali’s poorest districts That’s where he helped kids with disabilities since they lacked resources to live a more full life Because of everything he has done to help these kids, he was voted cnn’s hero of the year.
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