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Katy Perry Visits Madagascar With UNICEF Apr 7, 2013

Katy Perry has visited Madagascar to bring attention to the situation of children in the tropical island country, one of the poorest in the world and still recovering from a political crisis that began in 2009. More →

Chevy Chase Shows Support For Clinton Foundation Apr 4, 2013

Chevy Chase has put his name to an email to supporters of the Clinton Foundation, explaining how he has been inspired by Bill Clinton. More →

Stars Skip Something To Feed A Child Apr 3, 2013

Skip1.org, the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting ‘Skip Something and Feed a Child," will host a private “green-carpet” gala evening and awards ceremony on April 6th at 6 p.m. on “The Lot” in Hollywood (formerly Warner Studios) to honor Skip1.org’s extraordinary supporters (friends, families and volunteers) and raise funds for their newest project, the construction of a new kitchen in Ntunga, Rwanda. More →

Cristiano Ronaldo Takes On Child Hunger In Guatemala Apr 3, 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo is gearing up to take on child hunger in Guatemala. More →

Madonna Visits New Classrooms In Malawi Apr 3, 2013

Madonna is in Malawi this week, where she has opened new classrooms at schools she has helped fund. More →

Sting And Trudie Styler To Be Awarded We Are Family Foundation Humanitarian Award Apr 2, 2013

The We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary songwriter and producer, Nile Rodgers, will honor Humanitarian Award recipients Sting and Trudie Styler at its inaugural We Are Family HONORS event on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City. More →

Win A Day With Bill Clinton Apr 1, 2013

Contribute to the Clinton Foundation by April 12 to support their life-changing work and be entered to win a day with President Clinton in New York City. More →

Justin Bieber And Miley Cyrus Revisit Hometown Schools For Real Change Mar 29, 2013

REAL Change Productions has announced the debut of its upcoming, star-studded television special, which celebrates the grade-A individuals and groups dedicated to educating America’s youth. More →

Samantha Cameron Visits Syrian Children In Lebanon Mar 28, 2013

Samantha Cameron – wife of British Prime Minister David Cameron – was shocked by Syrian children’s stories in Lebanon this week. More →

Paul Simon And Joan Baez Contribute To Charity Album Mar 27, 2013

World-renown cellist Lynn Harrell and his wife, violinist Helen Nightengale, have assembled an unprecedented group of celebrated music stars to record the recently released charity album titled, We’ll Paint You a Rainbow. More →

Golf Champion Rory McIlroy To Revisit Haiti With UNICEF Mar 27, 2013

World number one golfer and UNICEF Ambassador Rory McIlroy has announced that he will visit Haiti April 1–2 to support UNICEF’s lifesaving work in the country. More →

Tony Bennett To Be Honored By Amy Winehouse Foundation Tonight Mar 21, 2013

The Amy Winehouse Foundation's Amy Winehouse Inspiration Awards & Gala will be held tonight, March 21, in New York City at the famed Waldorf Astoria. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Breaks Fundraising Record Mar 20, 2013

Marking the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day with a fantastic night of television, this year’s Comic Relief – Funny for Money entertained the UK whilst raising a record breaking sum of money to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and Africa. More →

Djimon Hounsou Joins Stars In Supporting Strong Arms Trade Treaty Mar 19, 2013

As the United Nations gears up for a final round of negotiations on the international Arms Trade Treaty, Oscar-nominated actor and Oxfam America Ambassador Djimon Hounsou joins a number of Nobel Peace Prize winners, celebrities, faith community leaders, retired generals, and civil society organizations calling on President Obama to support a robust Arms Trade Treaty. More →

Bono Turns Factivist And Sees Good News On Poverty Mar 18, 2013

When rocker and activist Bono spoke at a TED conference last month, he presented a series of facts to demonstrate a positive trend that he feels not enough people have recognized or are talking about. More →

Richard Branson And Bill Clinton Help Launch Haiti Forest Initiative Mar 18, 2013

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of Yunus Social Business, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Unite, and U.S. President Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation, announced last Sunday the launch of a new social initiative called Haiti Forest. More →

Henry Winkler Visits School For Red Nose Day Mar 18, 2013

Happy Days actor and author Henry Winkler brought loads of laughter to Henleaze Junior School in Bristol on Friday as part of the First News Crazy Hair Dare, in support of Red Nose Day. More →

Jessie J Shaves Her Head For Charity! Mar 18, 2013

Popstar Jessie J said goodbye to her luscious locks and shaved off all her hair as she completed her Dare for Red Nose Day live on TV on Friday. More →

Peter Kay Sits Down For Red Nose Day Mar 15, 2013

Peter Kay is pushing his mind, body, and soul to the limit, as he embarks on the ‘toughest challenge ever undertaken for Red Nose Day’. More →

One Direction Joins Blue Steel Appeal For Red Nose Day Mar 14, 2013

One Direction has joined Tinie Tempah, Mollie King, Rachel Stevens and some of fashion’s biggest names including, David Gandy, Dolce & Gabbana, Claudia Schiffer and Victoria Beckham to help fundraise for Red Nose Day in a fashion extravaganza on eBay. More →

Meryl Streep Films PSAs For National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Mar 14, 2013

Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep encourages people to get screened for colon cancer in new broadcast public service announcements (PSAs) that launch in March, in conjunction with National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. More →

Prince Charles Visits Refugee Camp In Jordan Mar 14, 2013

In the week marking two years since the crisis in Syria began, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited a refugee camp in Jordan and met families who have fled the fighting. More →

Debra Messing To Be Honored With Outstanding Mother Award Mar 13, 2013

The National Mother’s Day Committee announced today that it will honor four exceptional women who balance highly successful careers with the daily demands and rewards of motherhood at the 35th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards. More →

School Girls Donate Justin Bieber Prize To Charity Mar 13, 2013

A group of school girls have selflessly donated the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Justin Bieber to charity. More →

Miranda Hart Starts Charity Challenge By Waxing Armpits! Mar 11, 2013

It’s Day One of The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda’s Mad March, and the week has begun in a dramatic fashion as Miranda Hart has sustained a painful injury to her knee after twisting it on arrival at the hotel. More →

Celebrity Charity Zambezi Challenge To Hit TV Screens Mar 11, 2013

Dara O'Briain, Melanie C, Jack Dee, Chelsee Healey, Phillips Idowu and Greg James' dramatic journey down the Zambezi for Red Nose Day is finally coming to living rooms around the country in "Comic Relief: Through Hell and High Water", airing on Thursday 14th March at 8pm on BBC One. More →

One Direction And Jessie J Become Pez Heads For Charity Mar 11, 2013

Global confectionary company PEZ has produced the exclusive hand-signed candy dispenser creations for Comic Relief and is auctioning them as collectors’ items in the run up to Red Nose Day on 15 March. More →

Girl Rising - A New Film Showing How Education Can Change The World Mar 8, 2013

Girl Rising, Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins’ new feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world, premiered this week in New York at the Paris Theatre. More →

UNICEF Tap Project Gets Celebrity Support Mar 7, 2013

Facebook users can help provide children around the world with access to clean water and sanitation and urge their friends and family to do the same. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Gets Funny For Money Mar 7, 2013

Red Nose Day is back on BBC One on Friday 15th March with a fantastic evening of unmissable TV: Comic Relief – Funny for Money. More →