A Small Act

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When Swedish schoolteacher Hilde Back began donating money to a children’s charity, she had no idea that decades later her small act of kindness would have an enormous impact on the lives of hundreds of Kenyan schoolchildren. Director Jennifer Arnold tells the incredible true story of Hilde and her “children”, which compellingly demonstrates the power of both education and caring to change the world. Prepare to be inspired.

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Release Date:	Jan 1, 2010
Running Time:	88 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

synopsis

In this documentary, Chris Mburu finishes elementary and secondary school in his poor Kenyan village, thanks to the generosity of Hilde Back, a school teacher Chris has never met. After receiving a scholarship, Chris studies law at Harvard University and joins the United Nations as a human rights legal advocate. He later establishes his own foundation to award scholarships to bright but needy children in poor countries around the world, and embarks on a search to find -- and thank -- Hilde.