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Guy Laliberte – Cirque du Soleil
Many people will recognise the name of Guy Laliberté because of one reason only; Cirque du Soleil. Cirque du Soleil is the phenomenally successful circus act which combines those acrobatic arts with something akin to street entertainment. Of course this … Continue reading
Bono – Musician and Activist
The name of Paul Hewson probably doesn’t mean much to most people. The name Bono definitely does of course – the globally famous lead singer of U2, the Irish rock band who have recorded and sold some of the world’s … Continue reading
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Tagged bono, bono u2, charity work, larry mullen jr, modern day heros, paul hewson, politics, the edge, u2
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Bruno Serato – Charitable Chef
Poverty can be found a lot closer to home than many people imagine. Who would imagine that in the relatively wealthy environs of Orange County, California, a large number of families live an almost hand to mouth existence? These are … Continue reading
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Tagged anaheim white house, bruno serato, california, caterina serato, modern day hero, motel families, orange county, usa
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Ponheary Ly – Children’s Welfare Worker
We’ll take a trip back to Cambodia for this article and what Ponheary Ly has in common with another Cambodian we’ve written about – Aki Ra the mine clearer – is her focus on the welfare of children. Every family … Continue reading
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Tagged aki ra, angkor wat, cambodia, charity, children, khmer rouge, lori carlson, ponheary ly, school, siem reap, tour guide
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Patricia Sawo – Kenyan HIV Activist
HIV In Kenya It’s a problem which seems to affect some African countries more than other areas of the world and it’s one which has criminally held back the treatment of HIV victims in the worst affected places. That problem is … Continue reading
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Tagged aids, discover to recover, handicap international, hiv, hope span, kenya, kitale, patricia sawo
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Part Four
By the time Teresa has begun to expand the operation internationally she had also started to receive global attention and praise from all quarters. By 1982 Teresa had become influential enough and respected enough to be able to broker a brief ceasefire … Continue reading
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Tagged beatification, biography, blessed teresa, calcutta, eastern bloc, holy see, mother teresa, saint teresa, siege of beirut
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Part Three
Following the decision to grant Vatican permission to start a diocesan congregation in Calcutta, Teresa was in a better position to advance her cause of caring for the poor. In 1952 the city authorities provided Teresa with space at an abandoned Hindu … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, calcutta, children's home, history, leprosy hospice, mother teresa, Nirmala Shishu Bavan, venezuela
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Part Two
It was not until 1946, two years after becoming headmistress of the Loreto convent school in Entally, that Teresa experienced what she later called her ‘call within a call‘. Heading by train from Calcutta to the Loreto convent in Darjeeling, … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, calcutta, history, india, kolkata, loreta convent, missionaries of charity, modern heros, mother teresa, patna
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Mother Teresa of Calcutta – Part One
Mother Teresa, as she came to be known as a Roman Catholic nun, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhlu in Albania in 1910. Albania was then part of the Ottoman Empire and the town of her birth was Uskub, now Skopje, … Continue reading
Diana, Princess of Wales – Charity Supporter
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about Aki Ra, a Cambodian mine clearer and foster parent and someone at the absolute front line of the battle against landmines. In this article, Princess Diana is our featured heroine, someone … Continue reading