It’s not uncommon for celebrities to give back to the people in many different ways. For Nicole Kidman, this takes the form of charity work with various charity organizations around the world.
The Australian actress is a supporter of many different charities. She has also been a Goodwill ambassador at UNICEF for nearly 20 years.
In this article, we’re going to look at some of the other charities and causes that Nicole is involved with. Let's get started, shall we?
Supported Charities and Foundations
21st Century Leaders
The 21st Century Leaders Foundation encompasses Whatever it Takes, which is a unique artwork charity project that gives people hope by gathering artwork from leaders in a variety of fields. They raise funds for plenty of charitable causes that are chosen by contributing leaders.
Breast Cancer Care
The Breast Cancer Care charity aims to make a meaningful and significant difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer or by breast health concerns in general. They hope to do this by providing innovative, high-quality, and responsive services, as well as by campaigning for excellence in breast cancer care and treatment.
Starlight Children’s Foundation
This is a leading global charity that works with a number of experts to improve the health and lives of children and families around the world. They provide funding for critical needs to over 600 hospitals, camps, specialty clinics, hospices, and respite houses in the US and Puerto Rico.
They collectively support over 27 million pediatric visits annually. It supports families and children in 11 countries and territories in a global network that is constantly growing.
Musicians on Call
Musicians on Call brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in various healthcare institutions. The foundation uses music to complement and promote the healing process for caregivers, families, and patients.
These are just a few of the many charities and foundations that Nicole Kidman supports. It would be impossible to list them all here.
Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick
The children’s hospital in Randwick, Sydney, is one of the leading child medical specialist centers in Australia. It is known as the Center of Excellence in childhood cancer and treats children from Sydney, New South Wales, and beyond.
Its medical staff are experts at what they do and have even successfully performed the first-ever bone marrow transplant for childhood leukemia in Australia. The hospital is also famous for its innovation in the field of neurology and childhood oncology research, as well.
Nicole has been associated with the hospital for a very long time. Every year, the hospital treats over 315,000 critically injured and ill children and relies on support from the community quite heavily to provide the care that the families and children need.
Nicole says that, as a mother, she knows how important supporting the Children’s Hospital is. She understands that we never know when our child or a child that we love will need intensive care.
UN Women
UN Women is an organization that aims to develop gender equality and abolish the discrimination that women and girls face each and every day. They empower women through resources, education, and funding, and Nicole has been a Goodwill Ambassador, focusing on Violence Against Women in particular.
It’s an issue that affects millions of women across the globe, and one that Kidman feels very strongly about. As an ambassador, Nicole is essentially the voice of all the women around the world who suffer from gender-based violence every day.
Human Rights Day Donation
In January of last year, Nicole donated $500,000 to charity to help abused women in memory of her father on Human Rights Day. She announced that she would be donating the generous sum to the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women at a UN Luncheon.
Nicole has spent more than ten years raising awareness about women’s rights around the world. She is quite passionate about raising awareness about gender-based violence, which affects one in three women globally.
Wrapping Up
You may think that your favorite celebrities are cold and heartless, but Nicole Kidman proves that there are some out there who want to give back to the world. Be it through donations or charity work, Nicole is a shining example of what we should all strive for.
