Malika Saada Saar and the Rebecca Project

Published November 25, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

As director of the Washington-based Rebecca Project for Human Rights, Malika Saada Saar helps low-income families find family-based substance abuse treatment. Saar, a recipient of the Ford Foundation's 2004 Leadership for a Changing World awards, speaks to NPR's Tavis Smiley.

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