After losing a college scholarship, Shamere McKenzie met a man who she thought was going to help her earn money so she could return to university. In reality, this man became her trafficker. Starting in 2005, he forced her into sex work and subjected her to violent and degrading treatment. However, after 18 months she was able to make her escape.

Dorris Francis' daughter died in a traffic accident on a busy Indian intersection. Determined to prevent another family going through the same tragedy, Dorris became a voluntary traffic controller on the same street where her daughter died. Her courage earned her an award as part of our Outlook Inspirations in 2016. She tells us how the award changed her life.

When he was just 11 years old, Mark Baker from Wales, started a campaign to save a historic local castle, which was falling into disrepair. He wrote to the Prime Minister and the Prince of Wales who helped him restore the building to its former glory.

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