Today’s show, Part 2 of 3, will feature individuals and animal friends who were honored for their noble deeds. In Brazil, a couple was bestowed with the Shining World Earth Protection Award for replanting an entire forest. In the United States, Tanner Wilson, a teenager from Arkansas, was conferred the Shining World Generosity Award. In order to purchase an electric wheelchair for his good friend, Brandon Qualls, to replace his manual one, Tanner worked at a local car repair shop in his spare time to save money for two years. In Japan, an Akita dog named Mame was also bestowed with the Shining World Hero Award for helping rescue a woman in her 90s.

Everywhere in the world, we can observe and be touched by acts of kindness. People from all walks of life, faiths, and cultures extend themselves beyond the call of duty to help others unconditionally. Through their noble deeds, humanity as a whole is elevated. To commend virtuous actions and encourage more people to be inspired by their examples, Supreme Master Ching Hai has lovingly created a series of awards, including the Shining World Leadership Award, Shining World Compassion Award, Shining World Hero Awards, Shining World Inventor Award, etc., to recognize some of the most exemplary, generous, caring, and courageous people who walk amongst us.

In September 2018, as the Carolinas were facing long-lived and powerful Hurricane Florence, the volunteers of Lucky Dog Animal Rescue rushed to the animal shelters in South Carolina that were in danger of being flooded and transported the animal residents north even before the storm struck. Lucky Dog Animal Rescue's story was covered by a dozen local and national media outlets, including the Washington Post and Fox News, warming the hearts of those affected by the hurricane. Supreme Master Ching Hai was touched by the loving, courageous deeds of Lucky Dog Animal Rescue and honored the organization's founder and executive director Ms. Mirah Horowitz and her team with the Shining World Hero Award along with a contribution of US$ 30,000.

Our world has been blessed by many young and noble souls who kindly render assistance to the less fortunate through creative and thoughtful ideas. The ten-year-old Oliver Edwards from Tasmania, Australia, is one of these special souls. Oliver founded a novel initiative called “Free On A Tree” that helps keep the needy people warm. You can do“Free On A Tree”, and you put it on a tree with a little badge, which says “If you need it, it’s yours.” The help is delivered in a way that makes it easy for people to accept.“Free On A Tree”is spreading to larger areas in Australia and even other country, creating a loving ripple effect.

Matibabu is a smart device kit that diagnoses malaria within a minute without the need to draw blood. In Swahili, Matibabu means "treatment." Quick and precise diagnosis is crucial for the life of millions. My name is Gitta Brian from Matibabu Team. Our dream is definitely to close the gap between the communities and the rightful access to healthcare. And we are doing that by offering kits just like Matibabu that do diagnoses of diseases so that they empower their communities.

Supreme Master Ching Hai has lovingly created a series of awards, to recognize some of the most exemplary, generous, caring, and courageous people who walk amongst us. For nearly forty years, Mr. McHenry has been a courageous advocate for world peace and a tireless humanitarian activist. He and his co-founder friends named their nonprofit organization to deliver a clear public message: As long as there are fellow humans who go hungry every night, our money and effort should be put into making food, not weapons. Ending war and poverty awaking the kindness in humanity.

People are changing, mentalities are changing. You know, to change the world, you have to be the change. When you teach people and show them to be loving and caring towards other living beings, and you show them that an animal has feelings just like we do. And educate the community and make them understand that every life is precious, they realize and understand this state change. We need to show people, you are doing right. When you do good and carry on doing good. Don’t then let others put you off. Because the more of us that speak up for the voiceless, the sooner we will make this world even better.

On June 11, 2018, Supreme Master Ching Hai learned about the story of Grace. She wrote a warm letter to the young Chilean inventors and honored them with the Shinning World Invention Award. The Award comes with a gift of US$10,000 to “celebrate the inventive brilliance” of the team and to help accelerate the advance of Grace. We hereby applaud and celebrate the inventive brilliance of Federico Jensen, Alex Carimán and Felipe Nagel, Students of Project “Grace”, Digital Health, Adolfo Ibañez University, Chile.

“I guess one of the main things is that everyone has a choice in the world to do something. You have a choice to, for instance, not use products that are made with plastic packaging and you have a choice to use those and if you use those you have a choice to recycle or reuse them or just throw them away.”Shining World Invention Award from Supreme Master Ching Hai for Anna Du. In recognition of Ingenious Eco-friendly Solutions cleverly creating an ROV to detect harmful plastics reducing ocean pollution and saving our planet.

In 2003 Ms.Cornella and her coworkers started the FAADA to rescue and sponsor wild and companion animals, help with adoption, and find suitable sanctuaries for the animals. After years of devoted work, the FAADA became an influential organization that seeks to eliminate the root causes of animal suffering. The FAADA’s outstanding achievements in raising awareness about and protecting numerous defenseless animals was recognized and honored by Supreme Master Ching Hai with the Shining World Compassion Award.

Learn about the ingenious invention of Polish design student Ms. Roza Janusz and witness her acceptance of the Shining World Invention Award! As part of her graduate project at the School of Form in Poznań, Poland Ms. Janusz invented an eco-friendly, edible type of food packaging from an organic membrane called SCOBY(for symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast), using the same fermentation process as used in the manufacture of the popular probiotic drink, kombucha. So maybe the packaging production will no longer litter the environment and it will even enrich it.

Four-year old boy prodigy from Sri Lanka, earns the Guinness World Record holder for being the world’s youngest health food author. His name is Thanuwana Serasinghe. Born with an aptitude for learning, and at just four years of age, he could read and write the alphabets of seven languages. Thanuwana had noticed other children indulging in too many junk foods, so he decide的 his theme should on the importance of eating healthy! In just three days, he finished the book and entitled it “Junk Food”. Upon learning of this young hero’s health advocacy, Supreme Master Ching Hai honored Thanuwana with the Shining World Compassion Award.

On the joyous day of April 27, 2018, noble Korean leaders His Excellency President Moon Jae-in and Dear Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un signed the “Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula” heralding in new and exciting future for all Koreans! Shining World Leadership Award for Peace from Supreme Master Ching Hai for Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In recognition of boundless grace and noble spirit of harmony, blessing our world with lasting peace and healing Korea using unity and reconciliation with compliments and gratitude for your exemplary leadership, promising friendship and enlightened wisdom creating peaceful prosperity.

Dear Daniel, it is with much admiration and gratitude that we present to you the “Shining World Compassion Award” in recognition of your nobility promoting vegan world. A torchbearer for children, your light shines bright actively and courageously encouraging a healthy, organic plant-based diet. You are an exemplary model of pure-hearted love creating a brighter future for humankind. Daniel, you must surely be a saint enclosed within a child’s body here to inspire us with innocent purity, intelligence and an innate ability to help others reconnect with their own goodness.

Founded in 1991, HSI is known for its paramount actions to stop the inhumane practices occurring in farms, zoos, aquariums, pet stores and laboratories, as well as wild animal abuse happening on land and at sea. We encourage people to eat more plant-based diets at a global level and really take ownership of this issue. The heart of what we do, our mission, is to stop the cruelty of animals, and celebrate them too-- celebrating the spirit and the bond that we have with these animals. Supreme Master Ching Hai recently honored this noble organization with the Shining World Award.

Mohamad Al Jounde, a Syrian refugee, established a school in a Lebanese refugee camp for those young souls yearning for education. For his amazing initiative and courageous heart, Supreme Master Ching Hai honored Mohamad with the Shining World Leadership Award for Heroism. During the interview, he provided more insight into his life: And since I believe that school is not only a place for you to learn and how to write and how to read and basic stuff, it’s also a place for you to express yourself and to make friends. I was 12 years old when I first opened the school.

Campbell Remess, he is a young boy known as “Bumble”, who may look like an ordinary kid, but actually does some extraordinary things! In fact, he was honored by famous American media CNN as one of their heroic “Young Wonders!” He sure is inspiring lots of other kids, who also want to make a difference in the world. One of the cooklest kids around and Founder of Project 365. He helps families have hope in a brighter tomorrow by giving them his cute and cuddly homemade teddy bears

Today's show features Shinging World Leadership Laureate Susan Hargreaves, founder and director of the vibrant, youth activist organization, Animal Hero Kids. For almost four decades, she has dedicated her time and efforts to improving the lives of our beloved and innocent animal co-inhabitants. So really Animal Hero kids is three things: it's education in the schools, it's empowering youth, it's activating, and helping that action happen. Bravo, Susan, and all Animal Hero Kids past, presentand future!

7-Year Old Evan is a vegan advocate for the animals. With the help of his YouTube channel and Facebook page, as well as public appearances at veg fests and animal cruelty protests, little Vegan Evan is standing tall showing how one person of any age, can truly impact the world. Supreme Master Ching Hai recently awarded him with the Shining World Leadership Award for Compassion, in recognition of his outstanding life-saving efforts to promote veganism.

When Genesis Butler was just three years old, she realized that the food she had been eating came from the suffering of gentle lives beings, then she didn’t want to eat meat anymore, in support of Genesis the family instantly stopped meat eating. Genesis has won numerous awards for her activism and was recently presented with the Shining World Leadership for Compassion from Supreme Master Ching Hai.