Budi soehardi biography

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A pilot was from Singapore airline.

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The 2021 edition of CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute will be broadcast internationally on Sunday, 12 December 2021.

First launched in 2007, CNN established the CNN Heroes Program to recognize people worldwide who have made extraordinary contributions to humanitarian aid and their surrounding communities.

Since 2016, CNN broadcasters Anderson Cooper and Kelly Ripa have hosted the annual televised awards ceremony. Ten nominees for each year’s award ceremony have their backgrounds posted on the official CNN Hero Website where people can vote up to ten times each day until voting closes on 07 December 2021.

During the 15-year history of the CNN Heroes Program, Indonesia has seen three nominees, including Made Janur, nominated for their heroism. In 2009, Budi Soehardi, a retired pilot and the founder of the Roslin Orphanage in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara was among those nominated as a CNN Hero. Also honored was Robin Lim of the Bumi Sehat Foundation, who won the Hero Award in 2021 for her midwifery work among the poor in Bali.

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Activists Budi and Peggy Soehardi, Zach Hunter, and Shane Claiborne MAG

A hero is a person of distinct courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. Many Americans view a hero as someone who is well known for these qualities – like Mahatma Gandhi or Abraham Lincoln. While they changed the course of history, some among us today are taking a stand to change the world. They may not be famous, but they are our modern-day heroes.

In 1999, residents of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia. After the election, the militia launched a campaign of violence. Hundreds of people were killed and 250,000 became refugees and were forced to live in cardboard boxes with only rags for clothing.

Budi Soehardi, a pilot from Singapore, and his wife, Peggy, saw a news report about the East Timorese and decided to take action. The couple cancelled their planned vacation to raise money and support for the refugees. They collected more than 40 tons of food, medical supplies and toiletries and delivered them to East Timorese refugee camps.

To many, this would

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Uncle Budi Soehardi, The Captain and Papa of Compassion

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starting from watching television while having dinner with family, a pilot was from Singapore airline. He was watching the news of conflict in west timor. He watched the scene on that news which children were having instant noodle a pack was divided for 12 kids. He saw that is so sad condition then he is being moved to do more for them.

for as he was watching, he is touched and moved to help the hopeless kids at refugees camp. He is sending an email to his partners in order to participate helping the kids as a victim conflict of west timor. The situation was very saddening at that time because of conflict. People were very starving, abandoned, fear,trauma and suffering.

According to the condition a captain Budi tells his partners via an email then he got the feedback promptly.

Shortly, he could collect some logistic around 40 tons consisting of medications, food and other things in necessary.

When I got the chance to meet him up at mall around Cengkareng, West Jakarta. We w