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Mehriban Aliyeva, the First
Vice-President of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, the President of the
Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Goodwill
Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO
always organizes worldwide and
large-scale charitable projects.
Her commitment and charitable
work include the restoration and
modernization of an orphanage in
Azerbaijan as well as the attention
towards the children in need of
care - big support to improvement
of their living conditions, education
and treatment from different
diseases. The First Vice-President
also donated her annual salary to
the Fund to Support Fight Against
Coronavirus in March, 2020.
“Sometimes there is a need to
provide organizational support for
interesting projects, and what is
really important to me is when we
succeed in both realizing large-scale
projects and helping real people,”
noted Mrs Aliyeva in the interview
to TBY (thebusinessyear.com).
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos
Aveiro, a Portuguese professional
footballer, is known as one of the
most generous athletes in the
world. Often considered the best
player in the world and widely
regarded as one of the greatest
players of all time, he was named
the world’s most charitable
sportsperson in 2015. Ronaldo
has made contributions to various
charitable causes throughout his
career, including UNICEF, Save the
Children and World Vision.
Cristiano Ronaldo has done more
than his fair share for charity
donating his bonus cheques and
portions of his salary to various
charities and countries in need
to enhance the lives of children
through the enhancement of health
and education. When Ronaldo is not
sweating on the field, he also takes
time to physically participate in
fundraising campaigns.
Joanne Kathleen Rowling, a
British author and screenwriter,
became the first author to ever
make the Forbes billionaire list,
largely in thanks to her Harry Potter
children’s book series. However,
she dropped off the list after
donating 16 percent of her total net
worth, equal to about $160 million
in charitable donations in 2011.
Rowling is incredibly charitable.
She is the founder and president
of the international children’s
non-profit organization Lumos,
whose main goal is to aid orphaned
children in troubled situations in
finding their families or otherwise
provide them with a loving home.
Besides her another charitable
trust, Volant, Rowling also supports
14 organizations.