2. Angelina Jolie ( and Brad Pitt, of course)
Whenever there is a talk about celebrities and their humanitarian work, we can’t miss reading about famous Holywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and for a good reason – they have been supporting many charities and causes throughout the years. Their family is overall impressive as they have 6 kids – three biological and three adopted (for now). What has first opened Angelina’s eyes about the issues some countries are facing in the world, is her trip to Cambodia where she filmed Tomb Raider. In 2001, she was named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, and it has been more than a decade that this extraordinary beautiful actress has been traveling to war and poverty stricken countries, meeting with the refugees and sick people. She thinks that by doing this, she has raising public awareness of those issues, and applauding to those who have survived unimaginable horrors and continued to live their life rebuilding it. That kind of courage should be shown to the world, so that people from all the corners of the globe could be inspired to get involved. In 2003, together with her husband, she has founded the Maddox Jollie-Pitt Foundation (named after her adopted son Maddox, from Cambodia), whose primary objective is to help conservation in Cambodia. Throughout the years, more goals are added to the list, like helping healthcare, infrastructure, education, etc. Who knows how much money this couple has donated to various charities and causes if only in 2006 it is known that they have donated $8 million? But, their own personal money is just a small part of the big puzzle – who knows how many people has she inspired to do the same, and they have got involved just because of her? Global Action for Children, and Doctors Without the Borders are just a couple of humanitarian organization Angelina has supported.
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