The 14th Dalai Lama, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, is the current spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. Buddhists all around the world follow his teachings of non-violence and kindness.
There are millions of charities with different mission statements and with different ways of doing things but the one thing they all have in common is that they are trying to change the world for the better.
Every year, the most accomplished athletes in the world spend time working for charities off the baseball field, tennis court, football field or basketball court. Millions of dollars come out of athletes’ paychecks to support numerous causes throughout the world.
Children living in poverty are often malnourished, do not get proper education, lack safe drinking water, and do not have access to essential vaccines. They are more vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, violence, discrimination and stigmatization.
The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime and are thus our only warning of the consequences of nuclear bombs.
As people all over the world hold their breath for one of the largest and most popular sporting events to begin — the World Cup — some of the players competing have other issues on their minds.
168 million children ages 5 to 18 are victims of child labor practices. Of these children, 85 million work in conditions that endanger their health and many are exploited in varying ways.
Regardless of the negative stereotypes that are associated with the millennial generation, it is impossible to ignore the progress that some of its members have made.
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