Thirty kids from Bushwick , Brooklyn , took part in ` ` Journey for Hope '' Malaak Compton - Rock spearheaded the mission to help ` ` at - risk '' youth . Kids , ages 12 to 15 , volunteered to help the impoverished , AIDS stricken . The Bushwick kids came to make a difference in the lives of these vulnerable kids in South Africa . Kids were required to sign one - year contracts to become ` ` global ambassadors ''
Thirty kids from Bushwick , Brooklyn , took part in ` ` Journey for Hope '' Malaak Compton - Rock spearheaded the mission to help ` ` at - risk '' youth . Kids , ages 12 to 15 , volunteered to help the impoverished , AIDS stricken . Kids were required to sign one - year contracts to become ` ` global ambassadors ''