In fact, we’ve often seen celebrities lay the groundwork for a cause they believe in.
Par reya mehrotra
Those in the limelight can often set the best examples as they have the power to amplify voices and support. In fact, we’ve often seen celebrities lay the groundwork for a cause they believe in. From Emma Watson to Kim Kardashian, here are some celebrities who use their fame and position to contribute to causes and raise awareness around the world on issues such as gender equality, education, justice, and more.
Deepika Padukone
The Live Love Laugh Foundation was founded by Padukone in 2015 after suffering from depression. It aims to help those who suffer from mental illnesses. She has, through her work, raised awareness about mental health in the country. The foundation helps a person in need find a therapist through its helplines and works to eliminate the stigma associated with mental health.
Aamir Khan
Khan’s work goes beyond his impressionable screen presence. His show Satyamev Jayate discussed possible solutions to solve social problems in India. Some of the issues discussed included topics like female feticide, child sexual abuse, rape, honor killings, domestic violence, untouchability, etc. Thanks to the show, his Paani Foundation was born which aims to make Maharashtra a drought-free state. Between 2016 and 2019, the foundation held a competition called Satyamev Jayate Water Cup for excellence in soil and water conservation. In three years, more than 550 billion liters of water storage capacity have been created thanks to the competition.
Kim Kardashian
Kardashian’s involvement in Project Innocence has been widely noted. It helps to free those wrongly convicted and therefore to reform the criminal justice system. She also studied law through an apprenticeship to become a lawyer and could take the bar exam in 2022. In 2018, she met with Trump to appeal for the commutation of sentences of a number of incarcerated women. and succeeded.
Emma watson
When it comes to gender equality, Emma Watson has been the strongest supporter. In 2014, she was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and has worked for this cause ever since. As part of humanitarian efforts, she advocated for girls’ education. She has also been an active activist for the UN HeforShe campaign which promotes gender equality. Since the launch of the campaign, millions of men around the world have pledged to work for gender equality. She has also actively raised her voice and campaigned for abortion rights, violence against women, sustainable fashion and founded a book club called Our Shared Shelf.
Priyanka chopra
As a national ambassador for Unicef since 2010, she works to raise awareness of the needs of children in India. She is part of many United Nations campaigns for girls and children such as the Girl’s Up campaign which aims to provide equal opportunities for health care, education, social and economic opportunities and a life free from violence. for adolescent girls in developing countries. She is also part of Deepshikha which has helped 70,000 women in Maharashtra acquire entrepreneurial skills. She also founded the Priyanka Chopra Health and Education Foundation, which provides education and medical care for children.
Oprah Winfrey
The American talk show host and philanthropist believes in leading by example. She has several charitable foundations and supports several causes. She was also the first African American woman to join Business Week’s Top Philanthropist list in 2004. She has donated millions of dollars to charity through Oprah’s Angel Network, which now operates under her private organization The Oprah. Winfrey Charitable Foundation, since its inception in 1998. In 2007, she founded the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa which was conceptualized after her discussion with Nelson Mandela in the early 2000s that education was the way to end poverty.
Angelina Jolie
In addition to adopting children from all parts of the world with her ex-husband Brad Pitt and leading by example, Angelina Jolie is involved in many causes. She has been visiting refugee camps as a UN Special Envoy for over a decade. Not only did she donate to UNHCR, but she also helped build schools for refugee girls. She also co-founded the Sexual Violence in Conflict Prevention initiative in 2012, which raises awareness of sexual violence against women, men, girls and boys in situations of armed conflict. In 2014, she co-launched the Draw Me To Safety campaign with War Child UK to help children in war-torn countries. She also founded the Jolie-Pitt Foundation and the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
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