By giving children education and encouragement , the idea is that the children will feel empowered and go on to become successful , productive members of society -- instead of becoming disillusioned and falling into gangs or a life of crime . ` A program in South Africa is offering free classical music training to children in the slums . It 's empowering the children and giving them a chance at a brighter future . There are hundreds Brazilians living in slums ; 11 million worldwide are in slums . Top 10 CNN Hero Thulani Madondo is educating more than 1 billion of slum kids in Brazil .
A program in South Africa is offering free classical music training to children in the slums . It 's empowering the children and giving them a chance at a brighter future . There are hundreds Brazilians living in slums ; 11 million worldwide are in slums . Top 10 CNN Hero Thulani Madondo is educating more than 1 billion of slum kids in Brazil .