Dima is a young Syrian woman, a survivor of a bombing in 2012, a refugee, an athlete and an accomplished…
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Aye Nyein Thu, the Angel of Myanmar’s Battlefields
Thanks to an intense fundraising campaign, young Burmese doctor Aye Nyein Thu managed in 2021 to build a rudimentary hospital…
Bill Gates Says That Even After US$100 Billion in Donations, He Is Far From Done
Bill Gates is in a period of reflection—and the balance sheet is overwhelmingly positive when it comes to generosity. Through…
Charles Feeney and the Passion of a Magnate for Donating from Anonymity
Charles Feeney (1931–2023) was that rare magnate for whom money seemed to burn in his hands—or, more precisely, in his…
Discovering Who Made the Existence of Michelangelo’s “David” Possible
On August 16, 1501, Michelangelo Buonarroti received the official commission to sculpt David. The project had originally been started by…
Kevin Benítez, or What It Means to Dream of Becoming a Professional Chef in the Middle of the Mud
UNICEF, the British Embassy and the O’Hara School of Gastronomy are working where the most vulnerable children struggle to survive.…
Action Against Hunger Arrives in Guatemala to Make a Difference
The drought caused by El Niño has been devastating for Guatemala over the past four years, bringing severe losses from…
The Indian Philanthropist Who Donated More Money Than Bill Gates in the 19th Century
A passion for philanthropy accompanied Jamsetji Tata from his youth, leading him to donate during his lifetime the equivalent of…
Zaria Forman, or the Cry for Help From the Planet’s Dying Glaciers
NASA, National Geographic, and Lindblad Expeditions support the race-against-time work of Zaria Forman, an artist who captures the agonizing voice…
Benet Soler, or the Tailor-Patron of the Young Picasso
Soler was a key and indispensable figure in the life of a then-poor and unknown twenty-something painter named Pablo Picasso.…