Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN's Hero of the Year |...

Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: (L-R) Carie Broecker, Richard Casper, Tyrique Glasgow, Nora El-Khouri Spencer, Kelly Ripa, CNN Hero of the Year Nelly Cheboi, Christina Cheboi Chebii, Anderson Cooper, Aidan Reilly, Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Teresa Gray, Bobby Wilson, and Debra Vines pose onstage during the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on December 11, 2022 in New York City.
Inside 2022's 'CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute'
Online voters selected her from among this year’s Top 10 CNN Heroes.

Cheboi’s nonprofit, TechLit Africa, has provided thousands of students across rural Kenya with access to donated, upcycled computers — and the chance at a brighter future.