At 7' 7", Manute Bol is the tallest player in the NBA. But the sporting hero is becoming known in his homeland of southern Sudan for a different reason: he's helping build schools and encouraging reconciliation between old enemies, following a 22-year civil war.

Reporter Peter Martell met Manute in the southern Sudanese capital of Juba, to find out more about his good works.

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