(Photo: Hispanic Lifestyle [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)] Eva Longoria Baston has shared a photo of herself cuddling her gorgeous son, Santi – and there’s an important reason why. The actress is using her platform to shine a light on all the kids in detention centres who are missing out on hugs from their loved ones….
Stars of ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Surprise Kids in Hospital
The stars of Spider-Man: Far From Home have stopped by a kids hospital in L-A to surprise some of the patients. The children were watching an advanced screening of the movie when actors Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal and Zendaya walked in. They not only chatted to the kids and signed autographs but also impressed them with some…
Rarriwuy Hick Reminds Us #OurKidsBelongWithFamily
It’s been two years since actress and Yolngu woman Rarriwuy Hick started the hashtag #ourkidsbelongwithfamily. Her two nephews were in foster care and she was in an ongoing battle for their guardianship. Together with her father Paul Hick, she won – and in the process, opened our eyes to the number of Aboriginal kids in out-of-home care. It…
Q&A with Jamila Rizvi: Helping Children Recover From Abuse Trauma
Somewhere in between being an author, a journalist, a political commentator and a mum, speaking out for reproductive rights, women’s rights and marriage equality, plus recovering from a craniotomy for a benign brain tumour, Jamila Rizvi is also finding time to help defend the right of every child to be in a safe and loving…
Gerry Shares a Meal with Kids in Haiti
Just days after his Malibu home was partially burnt down in the California fires, Gerard Butler (or “Gerry” as we shall forever be calling him now) has made a trip to Haiti to share a meal with some school kids. The Scottish superstar is on the Caribbean Island with Magnus Macfarlane-Barrow, founder of the Mary’s Meals program. What is that,…
What Pharrell’s “Angelic Energy” Post is All About
Pharrell posted this beautiful pic on his Twitter today with the caption “angelic energy.” So, what’s it all about? angelic energy pic.twitter.com/G6Bfr9jJIt — Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) October 22, 2018 It turns out the superstar was at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles charity event on the weekend. He’s pictured on stage, just moments after singing hit song “Happy” and dancing around with…
Jimmy Kimmel’s Million Dollar Donation to Hospital That Saved His Son
Everyone’s favourite truth-speaking talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel and his wife Molly have donated a million dollars to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – the same hospital that saved their baby boy’s life. You might remember Jimmy speaking about it on his show last year. Billy was just 3-days-old when he had to have open-heart surgery for…
Gigi and Halima Highlight UNICEF’s Work With Refugees
Beautiful women on the cover of a fashion magazine? Pretty standard. Beautiful women on the cover of a fashion magazine promoting a good cause? Now THIS IS BIG. Gigi Hadid and Halima Aden are both cover girls for the September issue of CR Fashion Book (photographed by Pieter Hugo) and LOOK: they’re both wearing UNICEF tees! In fact, the entire issue is…
Madonna Fans Raise Over $600k for Kids in Malawi
Madonna fans around the world have celebrated the Queen of Pop’s 60th birthday by raising more than US$600,000 for vulnerable children in Malawi. You see, last month Madonna posted a message for her gazillions of social media followers, explaining exactly what she wanted for her birthday – donations to her foundation, Raising Malawi. Her post explains: “I have an…
Cassie Swirls: The 6-Year-Old Painting a Better World
Now here’s a little someone we all need to know about. Cassandra Gee (“Cassie”) is a professional artist who paints faraway landscapes and glittery galaxies. She’s only in kindergarten but she’s changing the world, one spectacular painting at a time. Every month, Cassie donates part of the money she earns from selling her paintings, to charity. This…
CelebrityKind Books: ‘I Am Me’ by Silvana Philippoussis
She’s walked runways all over the world and has been part of major international campaigns for Gucci, Armani and Chanel. She’s an actress, an artist and a mum. Now, Silvana Philippoussis can add ‘author’ to her long, long list of achievements. And we can thank her famous other half, tennis star Mark Philippoussis, for encouraging her down…
Shaggy Raises $100 million for Kids Hospital
A post shared by WATA (@officialwata) on Feb 1, 2018 at 2:16pm PST To most of us, he’s Shaggy, Mr Boombastic, the international reggae star. But behind the charming, playful persona, he’s also Orville Burrell, the amazing guy who’s changing the lives of thousands of people in his home country of Jamaica. His most recent mission? To raise some…