ty-minded vegan activist from West Sussex, United Kingdom, helps people in times of need and supports vegan and nonvegan neighbors by providing them with nutritious, plant-based food. In order to help residents of her town access food during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assist the growing veg community, Ms. Offord founded the charitable organization Worthing Vegan Food Bank Network to distribute

h fruits, vegetables, and special high-fiber biscuits. “Veterinarians in the zoo community have been setting great ape heart health for gorillas for maybe 15 years. We train them for health, health checks.” Upon learning about this caring work, Supreme Master Ching Hai: “Gratefully present the Shining World Compassion Award to Ms. Patti Ragan, with a token gift of US$15,000 to support the Center f

According to global reports, drowning is among the top three leading causes of unintentional death among children worldwide, with 86% of incidents occurring in residential pools. Searching for an effective advanced drowning detection system, but to no avail, in 2014, Israel’s Mr. Eyal Golan, a software engineer and concerned dad, along with his partner Dr. Tamar Avraham, decided to dedicate their

a heroic vegan and animal welfare activist, the New York-based Guardians of Rescue represents a group of compassionate men and women who brave the tough, and often dangerous lifesaving missions in the US and across the world. They are able to go to locations where law enforcement does not have access: war zones, disaster scenes, and other such places where animal-persons cry beyond the sight of h

d to be a vegetarian. She later faced the reality of the inhumane practices of the dairy & poultry industry and became vegan. “I cannot understand how anybody could eat an octopus once they have actually interacted with one. Once you meet an octopus, it changes everything for you. You hold out your hand and this little arm comes out and touches you, it really touches your heart.” Upon hearing abou

ed diet. “Vegan animals seem to have less problems with being overweight. They have increased health and vitality. They have decreased rates of certain tumors now or fatty tumors are very common in animals that are too overweight. They may have less arthritis, they may have less diabetes and visual disorders resulting from diabetes.” “The other reason is that vegan diets are formulated to supply t

As spiritual seekers, Matthias and Isabella Walter never planned on becoming the founders of the Peace Tree Foundation until they received a revelation during a Sun Dance ceremony. Through this ceremony, they received the task of making a documentary film to share the vital message of spiritual leaders from the indigenous people of the Sierra Nevada De Santa Marta in Colombia, South America.“We ar

ity to go vegan. There is nothing that comes close to what that can achieve. Because it will reduce emissions by about 30% directly, and then it will release 37% of the land area of the planet to be reforested. And on that land, the trees and the forests will sequester another 57% of the greenhouse gas emissions on an annual basis. So together, we get 87% at least, reduction in greenhouse gas emis

pting the vegan lifestyle is indeed the key to resolving some of the world’s biggest issues. The two films have been viewed by hundreds of millions of people around the world and are available in 25 different languages. Thanks to these films, hundreds of thousands of people signed up for the 30-day vegan challenge, and many have opened themselves up to new ideas. Keegan and Kip’s amazing talents,

ceptional vegan meal service. She also initiated a vegan cooking show on YouTube, and co-authored a book called, “The Vegan Ketogenic Diet Book.” “My grandmother, she has passed. And unfortunately, she died of cancer. And she influenced me in such a profound way. Because, she's really the reason why I became vegan. I was doing research trying to figure out how to help cure her cancer, and that's h