Stephen Hawking's Charity Work

Charity biography

Hawking is a supporter of SOS Children UK. He says of one village, “In 1997 we visited our SOS daughter in Hanoi, Vietnam and were very impressed by the love and stability given to the children living there.”

Causes supported

Adoption, Fostering, Orphans, AIDS, Children, Disaster Relief, Homelessness, Human Rights, Poverty

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Charities supported

Stephen Hawking has supported the following charities:

SOS Children's Villages

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Alexander McCall Smith Djimon Hounsou Gordon Strachan Jessica Alba Leonardo DiCaprio Mick Hucknall Nelson Mandela Prunella Scales Queen Noor of Jordan Reba McEntire Vanessa Williams Wayne Rooney

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