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ALIA WHITNEY-JOHNSON

Alia Whitney- Johnsonwww.emergeglobal.org
Emerge began when MIT undergrad Alia Whitney- Johnson encountered a group of teenage mothers (age 10-18) who were the survivors of rape and incest while conducting tsunami relief work in Sri Lanka in 2005.

A jewelry maker since the age of 7, Ali decided to host a jewelry workshop to get to know the girls better. Jewelry became a tool for transformation: a way to uplift their spirits and to help them overcome the economic and emotional obstacles they faced. Emerge was born as a way to sustain their work, connecting them to supplies and training, a global market, and a global community of support. Emerge jewelry sales have been widely successful, selling out all merchandise every time.

Emerge is launching its next project: a community with homes, a school, and a women’s cooperative for sexually abused teenage mothers in Sri Lanka that will promote leadership, community, and livelihood.

LEONARDO DiCAPRIO

Leonardo DiCapriowww.leonardodicaprio.org
Leonardo DiCaprio founed the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation in 1998, to actively fostered awareness of environmental issues through participation with such organizations as Natural Resources Defense Council, Global Green, USA, the International Fund For Animal Welfare, and National Geographic Kids. In order to reach, inform, and entertain a wider global audience about these issues, the environmental website www.leonardodicaprio.org was created. The Foundation places particular emphasis on the issues of global warming, alternative and renewable energy sources, and the preservation of the planet’s amazing biodiversity.

BETTE MIDLER

BETTE MIDLERwww.nyrp.org
Bette Midler founded the nonprofit New York Restoration Project (NYRP) in 1995 in the belief that clean, green neighborhoods are fundamental to the quality of life, and that every community in New York City deserves an oasis of natural beauty. Seeing many parks and open spaces in dire need of cleanup and restoration, Ms. Midler created NYRP to be the “conservancy of forgotten places,” particularly in New York City’s underserved communities. To achieve this vision, NYRP partners with individuals, community-based groups, and public agencies to reclaim, restore, and develop under-resourced parks, community gardens, and other open spaces in New York City.

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