UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) -- An Upper East Side teenager with a huge heart and wisdom beyond her years is helping preemies thousands of miles away.

Eden Jarrett was a preemie, and now, at 16 years old, she has started a nonprofit to help other preemies.

Jarrett weighed less than 2 pounds when she was born at 29 weeks.

She spent 11 weeks in the NICU.

"These people are amazing. I think they do so much good and I think something special about neonatology is that you're caring for the baby, but you're also caring for the parent. These doctors had such kind hearts," Jarrett said.

From that vulnerable beginning to now, a healthy 16-year-old, Eden started a nonprofit called Tiny Fighters Africa. She raised $11,000 to buy and ship critical neonatal equipment to Nigeria.

She has sent an incubat

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