Aside from his prominence in the fast-food chain industry, Samuel Truett Cathy is also famous for his numerous donations and contributions to charity. The entrepreneur’s idea of service goes beyond just selling boneless chicken sandwiches. Samuel Truett Cathy is also a philanthropist; he has dedicated much of his time and money to various philanthropic causes, especially those related to the welfare of needy children.

In order to maximize his support for charity, Samuel Truett Cathy established the WinShape Foundation, which recently provided around $18 million to fund the development of foster homes and a summer camp. Aside from that, the foundation’s hefty donations have also funded several college scholarships and marriage counseling programs.

Due to its contributions to charity, Samuel Truett Cathy’s WinShape foundation was awarded as the annual winner of the William E. Simon Prize for Philanthropic Leadership in 2008.

The altruistic businessman even goes beyond corporate philanthropy; it is a well-known fact that he has welcomed homeless children into his home and has taught in Sunday school sessions.

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In 1985,Steve Wozniak, along with Steve Jobs, received the National Medal of Technology award from then President Ronald Reagan. In December 1989, he was awarded with an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He also contributed funds to make “the Woz” Lab at the University of Colorado at Boulder. In 1997, Steve Wozniak earned a fellowship in the Computer History Museum, where he was a donor and patron to the San Jose’s Children’s Discovery Museum.

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Having garnered a tremendous amount of wealth, Mohammed Al Amoudi decided to donate a large percentage of his fortune to quite a few charitable organizations. In 2007, Mohammed Al Amoudi made a donation of more than 25 million Birr to help fund the construction of the Harar Cultural Center.

Mohammed Al Amoudi covered half of the estimated amount needed to construct the cultural museum in Harar. According to Bushira Mohammed, Harar’s public relations officer, Mohammed Al Amoudi gave the pledged amount right after the cornerstone was laid at the construction project’s site, which happened after the closing session of the monthlong Harar millennium celebration.

The museum, which consists of several features including a public library, international gymnasiums, and conference rooms, was named after the Ethiopian businessman and philanthropist as a tribute to his efforts and generous contribution.

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In addition to founding one of the world’s largest chain of hotels, Conrad Hilton is also the founder of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. The philanthropic trust was established in 1944. It eventually became the primary beneficiary of the Hilton estate after Conrad Hilton’s death in 1979. As of 2009, the foundation’s assets had reached an approximate total of $2 billion.

The Conrad Hilton Foundation has donated almost $900 million worth of grants since its inception. As a family foundation, the trust’s board of directors is mainly composed of Hilton family members who are basically in charge of the foundation’s grantmaking and financial responsibilities. In addition to these duties, the staff also administers the Conrad Hilton Humanitarian Prize and works to support various charitable programs and initiatives worldwide.

The Conrad Hilton Foundation currently maintains headquarters in Reno, Nevada and Los Angeles, California. The foundation mainly focuses on ten priority areas including various programs and initiatives such as providing safe water, preventing substance abuse, and ending chronic homelessness among others.

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Jon Huntsman is also known as one of America’s most generous philanthropists. In fact, he has donated to a wide variety of causes. So far his contribution to philanthropy has exceeded $1.2 billion.

Jon Huntsman Sr is the founder and principal benefactor of theHuntsman Cancer Institute, a cancer research facility and hospital based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The institute was established with the help of Jon Huntsman Sr’s pledge of $100 million. Since the institute was founded, he has given a total of over $250 million (coming from his own pockets) as donation.

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As a philanthropist, John Templeton Foundation is dedicated to helping explore the core of spirituality and science. So far, the foundation has donated more than $3.6 million to the International Society for Science and Religion, a group that promotes and encourages the development of the dialogue between religion and science. Aside from this, the foundation also donated about $2 million to another similar organization, the Spiritual Enterprise Institute.

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Aside from focusing on her musical career, Sarah McLachlan also helped other female musicians pursue a career in the music industry by creating the Lilith Fair tour. These concert tours took place from 1997 to 1999. As a testament to its success, the Lilith Fair is touring once again. Tours are scheduled from June to August 2010.

In addition to the Lilith Fair concert tours, Sarah McLachlan has also been involved in several other philanthropic causes. In 2005, she became part of a star-studded tsunami disaster relief telethon, which was aired on NBC. Aside from this, Sarah McLachlan was also one of the Canadian artists and musicians who became part of a benefit concert in Vancouver, the One World: The Concert for Tsunami Relief benefit show.

Sarah McLachlan is also a supporter of the animal welfare and ASPCA. As a supporter, she filmed an advertisement for the organization and helped raised about $30 million for the ASPCA.

The singer’s philanthropic passion is also evident in the Sarah McLachlan Foundation, which is actively involved in coming up with music outreach programs for the inner-city youth of Vancouver.

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Aside from his Google endeavors, Larry Brilliant was also part of the successful smallpox eradication program of the World Health Organization. He participated from 1973 all the way up to 1976. After working with the World Health Organization, he returned to the US to work as an international health professor at the University of Michigan.

While he was teaching international health to students, Larry Brilliant started to establish more than a few business and charitable ventures. Eventually, in 2005, he was appointed to supervise eBay’s Skoll Urgent Threats Fund.

Aside from working for eBay co-founder Jeff Skoll, Larry Brilliant also spent one half of 2005 volunteering for the World Health Organization. He participated in WHO’s campaign to eradicate polio. That same year, he spent a significant part of his time helping out numerous victims of the tsunami in Sri Lanka.

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Born on the 15th of October 1924, Lee Iacocca was raised by Italian parents in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He earned his degree in industrial engineering at the Lehigh University in Bethlehem. After graduation, Lee Iacocca received a Wallace Memorial Fellowship and he then flew to New Jersey to study politics and automotives at Princeton University. Lee Iacocca worked for the Ford Motor Company. After his stint at Ford, he went on to serve as one of the executives for the Chrysler Corporation.

Aside from working in large automobile companies, Lee Iacocca also created the Iacocca Family Foundation, an organization that supports diabetes research. The foundation was established in 1984 using the proceeds of Lee Iacocca’s bestselling autobiography, Lee A. Iacocca. Apart from helping diabetes patients, Lee Iacocca initiated the foundation in honor of his late wife Mary Iacocca, whose death was caused by the complications of type 1 diabetes.

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Born on the 4th of December 1973, Tyra Banks is the founder and host of the CW reality TV show, America’s Next Top Model; host of her own TV talk show, The Tyra Banks Show; as well as the co-creator of True Beauty.

Raised in Inglewood, California, she joined the Elite Model Management agency during her senior year in high school. Over the years, Tyra Banks became the recipient of numerous recognitions. She was hailed as the Supermodel of the Year in 2005 by the Michael Award and Woman of the Year in 2000 by Sports Illustrated.

In 1999, Tyra Banks successfully established the leadership and life skills development program, TZONE. The program was created for the primarily disadvantaged teen girls all over the greater Los Angeles area.

At present, the Tyra Banks TZONE Foundation has offered several useful resources to a number of community nonprofits. The members of the foundation are empowered to take control of their lives by engaging in several productive activities such as filmmaking, community activism, dance, sports, leadership, writing, and even entrepreneurship at an early age.

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As a business consultant and strategist, Peter Drucker encouraged more than a few nonprofit leaders to start building a community that promotes the common good. During the earlier days of his career, Peter Drucker made a name for himself through his outstanding insights regarding business management.

His articles and books are widely read, and various companies and business personalities have sought his advice. His success as a strategist has placed him in a position that would allow him to influence a group of business organizations to take part in several charitable activities.

Peter Drucker is also the author of a bestselling book that serves as a guide on how to run a productive charitable organization. The book also shared tips on how to create a foundation that would strengthen leadership in the social sector.

As a testament of his excellence, Peter Drucker has been the recipient of various awards and recognitions. In 2002, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then US President George Bush. Aside from this, he also received various recognitions from the Japanese and Austrian governments.

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In 1991, the NBA star proclaimed to the world that he had HIV. He retired abruptly that year, though he was invited to play in the 1992 All-Star game.

It was this experience which prompted him to form the Magic Johnson Foundation. The foundation was Johnson’s instrument to connect with the community. The foundation caters to programs such as Community-based Grants, Social Programs & Resources, Taylor Michaels Scholarship Program and Empowerment Centers.

Since 2003, the foundation has aided over 38,000 Americans in 16 major cities by providing free HIV/AIDS test. Moreover, the program has educated virtually 280,000 people about HIV and the risk factors related with the disease. Since his retirement, Earvin Magic Johnson has become an active promoter for HIV/AIDS prevention, as well as a motivational speaker and philanthropist. He also founded the Magic Johnson Enterprise, which lives by the motto “We are the communities we serve.”

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Aside from being an artist and actress, Dolly Parton is also a philanthropist. In fact, she instituted the Dollywood Foundation as her base for charity programs. The foundation was set up in 1996 and has a record of allocating over 2.5 million free books to children every year. In 2006, her cookbook-Dolly’s Dixie Fixin’s: Love, Laughter and Lots of Good Food-was published. Its net profits were allocated to the foundation.

Dollywood is known for creating jobs and tax revenues to a region that used to be depressed.

Dolly Parton has also raised funds in behalf of a number of other humanitarian issues and causes that include several HIV/AIDS-related charities and the American Red Cross. In May 2009, Dolly Parton delivered the commencement address for graduates of the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Onstage, she imparted her life lessons and encouraged the graduates to keep dreaming.

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Since 1986, Ron Terwilliger has overseen his firm in Trammell Crow Residential. The firm is considered as the biggest developer of multi-family housing in the country. Aside from his work at Residential, Ron Terwilliger is also well-identified as a humanitarian. He has, in fact, been hosting charitable efforts in the city of Atlanta together with Mayor Shirley Franklin. From 1999 to 2001, Ron Terwilliger was also the chairman of the Urban Land Institute.

In 2007, Ron Terwilliger was voted to serve as the chairperson of Habitat for Humanity International’s board of directors. Two years later, Ron entrusted $100 million to Habitat for Humanity, a gift that will assist a probable number of 60,000 families.

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Carmelo Anthony, or Melo, as he is fondly called by fans, is a speaker for the Family Resource Center and aids in organizing “A Very Melo Christmas,” a Christmas party for underprivileged children. He donated $1.5 million to the Living Classrooms Foundation, a non-profit organization that offers modern education, job training and community service programs for more than 35,000 children, youth and young adults in the East Baltimore community.

After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Melo Anthony bestowed the relief efforts with $35,000, which came from a regular game against San Antonio and Houston where each of his points was worth $1,000. He also donated $3,000,000 toward the newly-planned basketball practice facility at Syracuse University. The facility will be named the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center.

Carmelo Anthony was also ranked 8th in 2006’s The Giving Back 30 List of Largest Charitable Donations by Celebrities.

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Alice Walton is also well-known philanthropist. Most of her charity efforts center on the Walter Family Foundation, where she serves as a board member. In addition, she is an active member of the board of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock.

With the formation of Camp War Eagle, Alice Walton created a unique summer camp in Northwest Arkansas that brings together children of distinctive and socio-economic backgrounds.

Alice Walton also led the Walton Family Foundation’s participation in creating the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Crystal Bridges is visualized as a highlight spot for a national art institution contributed to American art and artists.

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A native of Houston, Texas, John Mackey was born in 1953 to Margaret and Bill Mackey. He is a former philosophy and religion student at the University of Texas, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in the 1970s.

In 2003, John Mackey was hailed as the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Aside from being an award winning entrepreneur, John Mackey is also the founder of the Whole Planet Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to creating economic partnerships with various communities in developing countries.

The Whole Planet Foundation aims to promote the creativity of every person they work with in order to achieve prosperous economies. The foundation aims to achieve this by providing innovative assistance such as direct microcredit loans and other tangible kinds of support to a range of community partnership projects.

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Aside from football, Thomas Pickens also donated to several other causes. For several years now, Thomas Boone Pickens has been financing Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus. In addition to this, he offered about $100 million to support the academics department of OSU.

Thomas Pickens also made hefty donations to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, as well as to the American Red Cross. He currently volunteers for the Meals on Wheels and has made around $700 million worth of donations for charity.

Thomas Boone Pickens was born on the 22nd of May 1928. This American financier is best known as T.Boone Pickens. Serving as the takeover operator and corporate raider of the hedge fund since the 1980s, Thomas Pickens has earned for himself an estimated net worth of $3 billion. He ranks as one of Forbes magazine’s richest men in the world.

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Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Jada and Will’s foundation offers support to the youth in urban inner cities. It was given the David Angell Humanitarian Award by the ASA (American Screenwriters Association) in 2006 in recognition of the foundation’s projects that focus on education, violence prevention and family wellbeing.

In December 2006, Jada Pinkett-Smith gave $1 million dollars to the Baltimore School for the Arts in honor of the famous late rapper Tupac Shakur, who used to be her classmate and good friend in her schooldays.

In 2007, the Will and Jada Smith Foundation, in cooperation with Maybelline and the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA), held the initial “Butterflies Over Hollywood” at the El Rey Theatre, LA in support of Smith’s aunt who was diagnosed with the lupus disease. There were more than 300 guests and celebrities who showed up to help raise funds for professional educational programs and the LFA.

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However, aside from his wealth, Prince Al Walid is also known for his involvement in various charitable initiatives. The Prince supports mainly educational causes that aim to promote a stronger relationship between Western and Islamic communities. Over the past few years, Prince Al Walid donated hefty amounts to various centers for American studies. He also funded several researches in a number of Middle Eastern universities, as well as Islamic studies in various western universities.

In 2005, Prince Al Walid made a generous donation of about $17 million to the victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake. In addition, Prince Al Walid bin Talal also bestowed Harvard University with $20 million. This is one of the 25 largest amounts ever received by the university.

Prince Al Walid bin Talal was born on the 7th of March 1955 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of the Menlo College in California, where he obtained his degree in BS in Business Administration. Additionally, Prince Al Walid bin Talal also a holds an MA in Social Science from the Syracuse University.

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The Li Ka Shing Foundation is based in Hong Kong and Canada. The foundation was initiated with a mission to “nurture a culture of giving in the society.” Considering medical care and education as two of the nation’s most important assets, Li Ka Shing devotes much of his time in supporting various initiatives that promote the development of several healthcare and education services.

The foundation primarily makes systematic donations to several cultural and community welfare projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The Li Ka Shing Foundation works with other charitable foundations in order to provide sponsorships, grants, and commitments to fund various charitable activities. So far, the foundation has given around $990 million worth of donations.

The Li Ka Shing Foundation basically focuses on capacity empowerment through education. In addition, the foundation also aims to build a caring society by pursuing numerous healthcare related projects.

The foundation has managed to initiate more than a few major projects in the field of education. Some of these major programs and projects include the Future Internet Technology Research Center, as well as the Millennium Study Tour. As for the medical field, the foundation has initiated the China Disabled Persons’ Foundation, Operation Smile, and Lifeline Express among others.

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Miami Beach resident Ike Behar grew up in pre-revolutionary Cuba where, as the son of one of Havana’s finest tailors, he learned the art of custom shirt tailoring. At age 20, he left Havana with $50 in his pocket and the dream of building a new life in America and a new empire in fashion. After a career which included mentoring and partnering with Ralph Lauren, Behar became one of the greatest names in American apparel manufacturing and design.

Behar’s work as an active participant in the Latin Auxiliary includes helping to fund programs at Miami Jewish Health Systems such as the Music Therapy Program. The Music Therapy Program helps promote the health and well-being of the organization’s nursing home residents through donations which help afford a full-time board certified music therapist, musical instruments, a wide range of music media and recordings, as well as support equipment and resources.

As a result of his humanitarian efforts, Ike Behar was awarded the Latin Auxiliary’s Lifetime Achievement Award held at its annual Luncheon & Boutique on June 17, 2010.

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Marie Josee Kravis and her husband Henry Kravis are major figures in the New York philanthropy community. They are currently ranked 25th highest ranking individuals who gave the most in contributions, as listed by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Marie Josee Kravis has also been recognized by New York Magazine as an “Influential in Philanthropy.”

Marie Josee Kravis is an active leader in the Henry Kravis Prize in Leadership, which recognizes innovation in nonprofit work. She is also a major patron of the Mount Sinai Medical Center, and helped raise $30 million for a heart research center there. As president of the Museum of Modern Art, she donated $10 million to the museum. Marie Josee Kravis and Henry Kravis have also been major contributors to Lincoln Center of Performing Ats, the Global Business Coalition, and Carnegie Hall.

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Apart from specializing in business, Richard Branson also focuses on philanthropic activities. For a time, he was contributing initiatives for South Africa. In fact, he worked with singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel to contribute to the founding of The Elders, a group of world leaders working together to solve world issues. The organization was also supported by South African leader Nelson Mandela.

In addition, he also established the Branson School of Entrepreneurship, an institution that works in partnership with Virgin Unite, in South Africa in 2005. The school works on the improvement of the economy in the country by promoting startup companies and small businesses with mentors, skills, networks, finance arrangements and services. Richard Branson was on trips to regions in South Africa to coach and mentor students.

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Tony Blair has been teaching a course at Yale University regarding faith and globalization since, and is currently active in philanthropic work.

1. Blair has launched the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in 2008, an interfaith charity that aims to promote faith as a force for good and build solidarity among religions to collectively address poverty and war. The charity’s purpose is to foster religious harmony across the world. Already, the charity has received £3.6m in donations. Among its programs are student cultural exchanges, religious literacy among the youth and interfaith solidarity meetings with religious leaders.
2. Tony Blair has also promoted good governance through his numerous speaking engagements and lectures as a tool for achieving social and economic development. With a focus on Africa and thrust on malaria prevention, he created the Tony Blair Governance Initiative to foster growth among African countries based on the Millennium Development Goals through the administration of good governance. Recently, Blair has volunteered to become an unpaid adviser to Rwanda’s President Kagame.
3. Blair has also been engaged in health advocacy, launching the Tony Blair Sports Foundation, to promote an increased participation among children in sports and encourage adults to become coaches. The foundation aims to raise funds to encourage overall health and prevent childhood obesity. Programs include track, indoor rowing, tennis, and others.
4. Blair has also become involved in women’s issues with his wife, who established the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, a charity that promotes economic independence and sufficiency. The charity builds partnerships with mobile companies and microfinance institutions to promote livelihood among women in the Middle East and other developing countries.

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After her term as governor, Ann Richards untiringly campaigned for Democratic candidates throughout the United States like John Kerry and Howard Dean. She was also active in social issues such as abortion rights, health care, equality, gender equality and gay rights.

In the fall of 2007, the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders opened in Austin, Texas. It is a unique all-girl preparatory school established to educate young women from grades 6-12.

It was on September 13, 2006 when Ann Richards died in her home in Austin, Texas. She was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in March that year. Admirers, family and friends paid their last respects in three memorial services.

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Together with Edsel Ford, Henry Ford’s son, they formed the Ford Foundation in 1936. Basically, the private organization, which is headquartered in New York City, intends to improve the wellbeing of society. It makes grants through its main office in New York and through its other offices across the globe. Its first international office, which was developed in 1952, is located in New Delhi, India.

Fords Foundation’s first donation was in support of the enhancement of the broadcasting system in 1951. Later on, it contributed $1 million to the Children’s Television Workshop in the creation and launching of Sesame Street.

In the fiscal year of 2007, Ford’s charity reported assets of $13.7 billion and made official its $530 million in donations for projects that center on strengthening democratic principles, community and economic advancement, media, human rights, education and arts and culture.

The Ford Foundation is the third biggest charitable organization in the United States. It expanded to serve causes across the country and throughout the world in 1950 and eventually sold all of the Ford Motor Company shares. Today, the foundation continues to focus on the goals first set by Henry Ford.

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As he battled cancer, Michael Milken realized that he had more to offer by serving other people than by just doing business. As a result, he formed the Milken Family Foundation. A business mogul as well as a philanthropist, Milken also spent his personal wealth in fighting his disease.

Although known for his conglomerate takeover deals, Michael Milken also spends his time and money in support of charities. Although he started doing humanitarian endeavors early in his career, it was not until the mid-90s that he was greatly acknowledged for his work.

In 1995, he donated $5 million to a Jewish secondary academic institution. When he found out about his advanced prostate cancer at 46, despite it going into remission, he wanted to change his life and to make others aware of such a disease. Later on, he developed an organization that helped raise money for research in cancer.

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As an active philanthropist, Tony Robbins formed his own charity called the Anthony Robbins Foundation. It started out as a campaign to give away bags of groceries anonymously to poverty stricken homes every year at Thanksgiving Day. Through the years, it has improved and now serves over 500,000 individuals each year all over the world. His philanthropic organization performs such deeds particularly during the holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year. What Tony Robbins’ foundation also does is inspire, educate and train those who are deprived financially and emotionally in the society.

Writing inspirational books is his other way of helping other people. In fact, he has created book and audio programs titled Awaken the Giant Within, which motivates readers and listeners in controlling their physical, financial and emotional health; and Unlimited Power, which aims to make people trust in themselves in overcoming fears.

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Anita Roddick established the Children on the Edge Foundation in 1990. The foundation’s purpose is aimed at defending the rights of the youth from all over the world. Through the charitable organization, children are assured that they are given significance, protected and their needs are met. It is further committed to support all the children’s rights “in accordance with the principles and provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

As part of her contributions to philanthropy, the environment and business, she published several books, such as Take it Personally: How to Make Conscious Choices to Change the World, Troubled Water: Saints, Sinners, Truth & Lies About the Global Water Crisis, Body and Soul: Profits with Principles and Business as Unusual: The Triumph of Anita Roddick.

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