To be a hero, do not need to have a strong body or the brain of genius. Even a child who has the disease is weak and can even become a role model and example. And actually, it takes to be a hero just big hearts.
Here are some of the heroes of children, with some of them are children who are full of flaws. However, just lack that makes them fight to eventually become a hero. Let's look at the story of the struggle of the heroes of this little life.
1. Nkosi Johnson (1989 – 2001)
Nkosi was a hero of Africa. His passion to fight for her life against HIV + deserve thumbs up. Nkosi was born in 1989 in Johannesburg. At that time, Nkosi was born HIV + with the disease. Nkosi was born with conditions such as infected by his own mother who is HIV +. Ironically, Nkosi was born without a father. He did not even know who the father is. Because of her health condition is not possible to take care of him, Nkosi was adopted by Gail Johnson. Gail is a Johannesburg Public Relations practitioner. With growth, Nkosi applying to a school in 1997. But the school rejected him because of medical reasons. The school would not accept a student is ill HIV +. Gail rejection is then reported to the South African government. South African government agency was shocked by the report.
But ultimately, the decision that all schools must not discriminate against students because of medical reasons apply. Since the incident, Nkosi's name started to become a public concern. Until finally Nkosi could be a spokesperson at the International AIDS Conference to-13. Content of the speech Nkosi emphasized that equality should be accepted by all HIV + patients. Nkosi own life motto is "We're All the Same." Through his speech in public, Nkosi urge all people with AIDS to be open about the illness and immediately ask for help or treatment. Even Nelson Mandela named Nkosi as characters struggle to live. Nkosi was HIV + patients who survive the longest. Nkosi and his adoptive mother had set up a care and protection for people with HIV +, especially mothers and people with children - children.
2. Iqbal Masih (1982 – 1995)
Iqbal Masih is a little hero of Pakistan. Thanks to Iqbal, more than 3,000 children under the age can be free from slavery. Starting from his own experience. When Iqbal was 4 years old, he was sold by her own parents to be a slave. Parents Iqbal Iqbal sell for 12 dollars or the equivalent of 120,000 rupiah. Iqbal was sold to a carpet maker skipper who then enslaved. At the age was 4 years old, Iqbal was forced to work making rugs. Within a day, Iqbal was forced to work for 12 hours. During slavery, Iqbal only given food potluck.
Therefore, Iqbal has grown into an adolescent malnutrition. At the age of 10, Iqbal managed to escape from this bondage. Iqbal also seek help and eventually joined the Labor Liberation Front of Pakistan. Through this movement Iqbal finally could free as much as more than 3,000 children who suffer the same fate with him. Because of his services, then Iqbal was awarded the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1994. Ironically, Iqbal was murdered by the "Carpet Mafia" in 1995 for the action of the release of child slavery that has been done.
3. Hector Pieterson (1964 – 1976)
Hector Pieterson was one of the famous events of the Soweto uprising. Soweto uprising is one of the protests of the young African who opposed apartheid system of government in 1976. These young people are not willing if they differentiated rights - discriminate based on race and color of their skin. In the Apartheid system of government, black race is considered lower than the white race. So that blacks often received unfair treatment and inhumane. The youths who are fed up with the government finally launched a protest. One character is Hector Pieterson. Unfortunately, Hector was shot dead by police when he was 12 years old. Events Soweto uprising that has claimed the lives of as many as 600 people. Therefore, the date of the death of Hector, June 16, celebrated as National Youth Day diAfrika. On June 16, 2002, Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum was inaugurated in honor of the victims of the Soweto uprising.
4. Samantha Smith (1972 – 1985)
Samantha Reed Smith was an American girl who was crowned as the youngest U.S. ambassador as well as a "Goodwill Ambassador". When Samantha was 10 years old, he wrote a letter to Soviet leader, Yuri Andropov. Samantha's letter is nothing but a sense of curiosity about why the Soviet Union's war with the United States. At that time, the United States and the Soviet Union it was in the era of the Cold War (November 1982). Interestingly, the letter was published in the newspaper Samantha Soviet Pravda. Samantha was very pleased to see the letter published in a newspaper. After going through several processes, Samantha finally a letter was answered by Yuri Andropov. The letter is what makes Samantha was appointed an Ambassador for Peace. Samantha also had a chance to participate to the American Ambassador of Peace with Japan. However, at a young age, 13 years old, Samantha died. Aircraft flight, Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 accident that killed Samantha.
5. Anne Frank (1929 – 1945)
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is known the world through his writing in his diary. Itself contains a diary of his experiences in the days occupation of Nazi Germany in World War 2. Anne Frank was a Jewish girl of German descent. In 1933, Anne's family moved to Amsterdam in order to escape the Nazi occupation in Germany. Unfortunately, in 1940, Germany had occupied the Netherlands. At that time, Anne managed to survive as a family hiding in a secret room located in the Office Building father. In July 1942, there was a traitor who leaked the Anne family hideout to the Nazis. So finally Anne Frank and family were transported to Nazi concentration camps.
Anne Frank died 7 months later after the arrest of typhus. Her father was named Otto Frank Anne survived the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. When Otto came out of concentration camps, he brings with Anne's diary. Anne's diary of his experiences in concentration camps were published in 1947. However, only after translated from Dutch into English, the diary was published in 1952. Since then, the diary of Anne Frank, entitled "The Diary of a Young Girl" became one of the most historic. Diary is not only recognized the quality of his writing. But also one of the most famous books in the history of the Holocaust.
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