Angelina Jolie, Oprah, Clooney and more Celebrities who have contributed to outstanding volunteer work to change the world

Throughout the history of the world, some people have devoted a part of their efforts, time and money to serving humanity, among them a group who have achieved success and recognition around the world, and have established themselves as celebrities, and after some of them in particular made headlines recently with reports related to their volunteer efforts for many years, this news brought to mind The efforts of celebrities in volunteer work around the world, we review in the following lines.

Angelina Jolie and her role in the United Nations

Despite the fame of her roles and film work, as an icon of beauty around the world, Angelina Jolie's humanitarian work also drew attention. In 2001, she was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,

 Since then, she has traveled to many poverty-stricken countries, adopted children from Cambodia and Ethiopia, and in 2007 adopted a boy from Vietnam, and also received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Olivia Newton-John and Cancer Center

Besides her career in acting and music, Olivia Newton-John has also focused her energy on cancer research and treatment, establishing the Olivia Newton-John Center for Treatment and Research in Melbourne in 2012,

The foundation began as a simple facility for patients, then expanded to provide suites and conduct treatment trials, with 6 major research programs to develop treatments for cancers of the breast, intestine, digestive system, lung, skin, liver and brain. After her death, her family requested a donation to her cancer research center, instead of sending flowers.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin and their efforts to fight poverty

George Clooney volunteered many times in African countries, spoke about and assisted victims of abuse and torture, and co-founded several charities,

His wife, Amal Alamuddin, also dedicated her career to humanitarian work on an international scale from a legal perspective as an international human rights lawyer working for the United Nations, and partnered with Microsoft to launch an application to monitor courtrooms around the world, and the work of George Clooney and his wife also included efforts to combat poverty.

Oprah Winfrey and her charitable contributions around the world

Known around the world as one of the world's best-known volunteers for philanthropy, Oprah Winfrey opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation in South Africa, which supports the education of young women and the growth of society.

 She has also worked with Starbucks to serve Oprah Chai tea and money from those sales goes to her foundation, and as of 2012, Winfrey has also awarded more than 400 scholarships to Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Leonardo DiCaprio and his efforts to serve the environment

Leonardo DiCaprio is an environmental activist who was appointed as its representative on climate change by the United Nations in 2014. He has also worked on a number of documentaries about poaching and the environment,

In 2016, he was an executive producer of "The Ivory Game", which dealt with the ivory trade, and Oscar-winning director Fisher Stevens filmed Leonardo DiCaprio's film while traveling around the world to see the effects of global warming.