SOS Children's Villages - Providing a Brighter Future
SOS Children's Villages - Providing a Brighter Future
SOS is the largest non-governmental organization in the world, focusing on raising orphaned and abandoned children by providing them with safe, loving families. The entity also helps families at-risk of separating with services to help them stay together. The organization firmly believes that every child deserves to grow up in a caring home.
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2018-02-10 1987 Views
Father Mahdi Al Alawi
Father Mahdi Al Alawi
Father Allawi established a non-profit organization called “Bonheur du Ciel” in 2008, which provides essential services to people of different ages, nationalities, and religious faiths. His work, and that of Bonheur du Ciel volunteers, is a true blessing that is positively changing and sustaining lives and spreading hope and comfort to the disadvantaged in Lebanon.
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2018-03-04 2004 Views
Liu Ta-Tan - Physically Challenged Gifted Inventor
Liu Ta-Tan - Physically Challenged Gifted Inventor
In this episode we have the honor to share with you the inspiring story of a fine gentleman from Kaohsiung, Formosa (Taiwan), Mr. Liu Ta-Tan, the chairman of Spider Machine Co. Limited. Physically challenged since childhood, Liu Ta-Tan has never let his condition get in the way of his dreams.
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2018-03-17 2095 Views
International Organization for Migration: Upholding Human Dignity
International Organization for Migration: Upholding Human Dignity
Today, it is our pleasure to share with you an introduction to the uplifting work of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an intergovernmental organization established in 1951 that has 169 member states, with offices in more than 100 countries across our world. IOM firmly believes that humane and orderly migration benefits both migrants and societies. As such, their work involves up
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2018-03-24 2812 Views
Betty White: Actress, Comedienne and Animal Advocate
Betty White: Actress, Comedienne and Animal Advocate
On today’s program, we would like to share with you the story of a very special person. She is the first woman to ever produce a sitcom in the US, the current holder of the Guinness World Records “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female)” title, a beloved American celebrity, and a true friend of the animals. She is among the caring Hollywood actors and actresses who have kindly used their cel
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2018-04-08 2037 Views
The Jewish National Fund - Greening Israel and Bettering Life
The Jewish National Fund - Greening Israel and Bettering Life
With all of the time, money, and effort invested in developing Israel's beautiful forests, the JNF wants to protect them. In addition to working to enhance the natural environment and further the greening of Israel, the Jewish National Fund is also seeking to be pro-active in response to the deleterious effects of global warming. JNF Go Neutral encourages water preservation, recycling, traveling b
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2018-04-11 2057 Views
Care from the Air: Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service
Care from the Air: Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service
Our show features the RFDS of Australia, a non-profit organization that uses the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology to provide 24-hour emergency medical services and primary healthcare services throughout Australia. The RFDS touches the lives of tens of thousands of Queenslanders each year. To the people of the bush, the service means survival. The determined pilots and staf
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2018-04-14 2055 Views
Sunflower Mission: Empowering Âu Lạc's Youth Through Learning
Sunflower Mission: Empowering Âu Lạc's Youth Through Learning
Today’s show will present the story of the benevolent charity Sunflower Mission and the amazingly successful life of one of its co-founders, and current advisor, Ms. Duy-Loan Lee. Despite having to leave her homeland at such a young age, she never let adversity get her down and overcame many challenges. Today, in addition to being very accomplished professionally, Ms. Le is deeply involved in many
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2018-04-20 2027 Views
Uplifting Hearts Through Art: Professor Hsu Jen-Chuan, Part 1 of 2
Uplifting Hearts Through Art: Professor Hsu Jen-Chuan, Part 1 of 2
“Our intention was to spread a concept to people in Taiwan (Formosa), that is, art is not that expensive. In places that are not expensive, you still can enjoy artistic works that make you feel free in your mind. So such charitable activities are what this foundation has constantly been doing. I always told my partners that although we have no money, we have the faith to do something meaningful, t
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2018-05-04 2053 Views
Uplifting Hearts Through Art: Professor Hsu Jen-Chuan, Part 2 of 2
Uplifting Hearts Through Art: Professor Hsu Jen-Chuan, Part 2 of 2
“Without art, without love.” For her, art is the essence of being. She is the creator of a new performing art form in Formosa called “choir drama”. Professor Hsu believes that performances can be held everywhere, and there can be interaction with the audience at any place. In other words, there need not be boundaries between the performer and audience during a performance and interaction between t
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2018-05-07 2239 Views
James Okina: Nigeria's Street Priest
James Okina: Nigeria's Street Priest
On today’s program, we would like to share with you the story of James Okina and how he founded the non-profit called Street Priests to help vulnerable children in Calabar, Nigeria to stay in school and succeed in life. James explains, “[W]e are priests, but our church is on the street. We have a calling, like typical priests - to reach out to children on the streets.”
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2018-06-02 2167 Views
Zimbabwe's Friendship Bench Project: Making Mental Healthcare Accessible
Zimbabwe's Friendship Bench Project: Making Mental Healthcare Accessible
In low-income countries, the lack of skilled medical personnel and infrastructure - known as the mental health treatment gap - is a huge issue. Trusting his insight, Dr. Chibanda developed a program using elderly Zimbabwean women, known as "Grandmothers," to deliver, on wooden benches under trees, evidence-based talk and cognitive behavioral therapy, specifically problem-solving therapy, to those
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2018-06-09 2064 Views
Alan Knight: Guardian of Our Animal Friends, Part 1 of 2
Alan Knight: Guardian of Our Animal Friends, Part 1 of 2
In our two-part series, we are privileged to share with you the story of a selfless vegetarian animal rescuer from the UK who is dedicated to saving animals from danger and finding them new homes. Alan Knight is the president and CEO of International Animal Rescue (IAR), a UK-based non-profit. "I think the biggest inspiration I've got is when we actually rescue an animal and see that animal go thr
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2018-06-16 2053 Views
Alan Knight: Guardian of Our Animal Friends, Part 2 of 2
Alan Knight: Guardian of Our Animal Friends, Part 2 of 2
He has devoted his life to promoting animal welfare through carrying out rescue missions around the globe with his team. A friendly environment for all the inhabitants of our planet is Mr. Knight's beautiful vision for the years ahead. He feels there is now a growing shift in people's consciousness towards a more humane treatment of animals. In 2010, Supreme Master Ching Hai gave the Shining World
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2018-06-23 2062 Views
Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua- Kenya's Elephant Guardian
Patrick Kilonzo Mwalua- Kenya's Elephant Guardian
In 2016, Mr.Mwalua began hiring a water truck each week and drove 45 kilometers to deliver desperately needed water to the animals in Tsavo West National Park. Mr.Mwalua is the founder of Tsavo Volunteers. This Kenya-based non-profit group carries out a variety of projects in and around Lumo Sanctuary,they save many species of animals and restore their habitats through hands-on activities. Mr. Mwa
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2018-07-07 2121 Views
The International Extremity Project: Bringing Hope to the Underserved, Part 1 of 2
The International Extremity Project: Bringing Hope to the Underserved, Part 1 of 2
We have the honor to present the story of the dedicated work of a group of respected American and Israeli surgeons, who sacrifice their time and finances to provide free medical service to the disadvantaged. Without their aid, their patients would continue to suffer from their serious conditions as they cannot afford treatment. In July 2018, upon learning about IEP’s praise worthy humanitarian wor
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2018-07-14 1992 Views
The International Extremity Project: Bringing Hope to the Underserved, Part 2 of 2
The International Extremity Project: Bringing Hope to the Underserved, Part 2 of 2
The 2018 IEP team consisted of 24 volunteers, who sacrifice their time and finances to provide free medical services to the disadvantaged. Without their aid, their patients would continue to suffer from their serious conditions as they cannot afford treatment. IEP provides all supplies related to patient care and the specialized surgical equipment. ON each mission, donations are used to pay for ho
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2018-07-21 2146 Views
Changing the World One Bag at a Time: Young Pakistani Ecopreneur Zymal Umer
Changing the World One Bag at a Time: Young Pakistani Ecopreneur Zymal Umer
Today’s show is about an 11-year old visionary young lady named Zymal Umer. She is thought to be Pakistan’s youngest-ever social entrepreneur. Zymal undertook her first initiative to help the environment when she was only 7 years old. At the age of nine, Zymal founed Zee Bags- an upcycling enterprise or business using discarded material to make new items of value. She hopes to raise environmental
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2018-07-28 2027 Views
Angelina Jolie: A Compassionate Beauty
Angelina Jolie: A Compassionate Beauty
She is world famous American actress, writer, director, and Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie! With so much beauty, talent, and success. However, she decided to take her life in a different direction after filming "Tomb Raider" in Cambodia in 2001. Between 2001 and 2012, she effectively used her celebrity status and fame to bring attention to places that had been forgotten by the rest of the wor
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2018-08-04 2268 Views
The Geraldis: Mom and Dad to 88 Special Kids
The Geraldis: Mom and Dad to 88 Special Kids
Can you imagine adopting 88 children over your lifetime? Meet a family that has lovingly cared for, and taken in, many disabled and seriously ill American children. She pointed out that her accomplishments have come from having faith and belief in herself. She teaches her children to have the same inner strength. The courageous Camille Geraldi shows us that what may be perceived by some as complic
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2018-08-16 2303 Views