Have You Been A Model Citizen?
Juanes
Juanes is a Colombian citizen and an excellent role model who has used his popularity as a singer to support charities. He is a successful singer who has won many Grammy and Latin Grammy awards, but he is also the founder of the ‘Mi Sangre Foundation’, which has helped more than 12,000 victims of anti-personnel mines in 41 Colombian municipalities. Juanes has sang in many charity peace concerts and has been awarded different honours for his social activism. He has also worked as a Goodwill Ambassador for ‘United for Colombia’, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about the impact of land mines in Colombia.
Malala
Malala Yousafzai is a young woman from Pakistan who wrote a blog about education in her country. She was shot in the head by Taliban soldiers while she was on the bus to school, but survived her injury. Malala has received international recognition for her support of human rights for women’s and children’s education. She has spoken at international conferences, including the United Nations. She has also founded the ‘Malala Fund’ to help girls get an education. The fund has opened many schools for girls in countries like Gaza, Lebanon and Pakistan. Malala has received many awards for her charity work, including Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize, the International Children’s Peace Prize, and in 2014 she won the famous Nobel Peace Prize.
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