our next hero, amy stokes, traveled to africa to adopt her beloved son.that was just the beginning. because of hiv/aids, she knew there were millions of children growing up alone, without guidance, care and love. so she found a way for them to connect with someone who cares, someone to say things like, "what a beautiful drawing." "you did great in school." "i'm so proud of you." because every child ought to know the answer to this universal question. do i matter? a hero knows to always say, yes. >> if you're growing up in a community where a significant portion of the young adult population hasn't lived past 30, then it's very easy to believe that you won't either. the young adult population in subsaharan africa, the parents who teach their children how to be good community leaders, that part of the population is what has been most hit by hiv/aids. children are basically growing up alone and learning from each other. infinite family is based on the relationships that transform the lives of children and young adults by teaching them life skills. once or tw

our next hero, amy stokes, traveled to africa to adopt her beloved son.beginning. because of hiv/aids she knew there were millions of children growing up alone, without guidance, care and love. so she found a way for them to connect with someone who cares, someone to say things like "what a beautiful drawing." "you did great in school." "i'm so proud of you." because every child ought to know the answer to this universal question. do i matter? a hero knows to always say, yes. >> if you're growing up in a community where a significant portion of the young adult population hasn't lived past 30, then it's very easy to believe that you won't either. the young adult population in subsaharan africa, the parents who teach their children how to be good community leaders, that part of the population is what has been most hit by hiv/aids. children are basically growing up alone and learning from each other. infinite family is based on the relationships that transform the lives of children and young adults by teaching them life skills. once or twice a week the child

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our next hero, amy stokes, traveled to africa to adopt her beloved son, but for her that was just thesomeone to say things like, what a beautiful drawing, you did great in school, i'm so proud of you, because every child ought to know the answer to this universal question. do i matter? a hero knows to always say, yes. >> if you're growing up in a community where a significant portion of the young adult population hasn't lived past 30, then it's very easy to believe that you won't either. the young adult population here in africa, the parents who teach their children to be good community leaders, that part of the population is what has been most hit by hiv aids. children are basically growing up alone and learning from each other. a family is based on relationships based on the lives of children and young adults by teaching them life skills. once or twice a week they come to the computer labs, they turn on the computer, the web cam, they see their mentor. >> hi. >> hi, lisa. >> the minute i see surprise it is like fuel for the soul. >> lisa, can i ask you a question? >> this little guy

>> i'm amy stokes. i use the internet to create a global village where the mentors and the kids can interact face-to-face on a regular basis. >>> welcome back to a special what is that? it's you! it's me? alright emma, i know it's not your favorite but it's time for your medicine, okay? you ready? one, two, three. [ both ] ♪ emma, emma bo-bemma ♪ banana-fana-fo-femma ♪ fee-fi-fo-femma ♪ em-ma very good sweety, how do you feel? good. yeah? you did a really good job, okay? [ female announcer ] to nurses everywhere, thank you, from johnson & johnson. tribute." i'm just over the moon to have a very special co-host here with me tonight. it's "dancing with the stars" champ, j.r. martinez, who's hanging out in the social media suite. what's the vibe down there, j.r.? >> what is going on, a.j.? i'm j.r. martinez, and i just want to say, man, we've been getting tweets from all over the world. people are moving their fingers, and they're also hitting us up on facebook too, to celebrate all the major contributions

denis and amy stokes. and the time has finally arrived. everybody is very excited.