Heroes
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Heroes USA27. November 2020He Has Billions of Dollars – and Now Gives Away Ten of Them to Fight Climate Change
Amazon CEO and multi billionaire Jeff Bezos picked 16 environmental organizations that will collectively get $791 million as part of his personal $10 billion climate action fund he created earlier this year.
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Heroes USA25. November 2020This Woman Leads the Road to the Corona Vaccine (and She Didn’t Take Government Money)
Kathrin Jansen has spent decades of her career thinking outside the box to produce difficult vaccines, and this time is no different: the Pfizer scientist spearheaded the production of a 94% effective vaccine against COVID-19 - using an unproven technology.
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Heroes USA21. November 2020Billionaire Couple Promises Lifelong Support to Teenagers Who Want to Serve the Public
Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt have set up a global talent program for 15 to 17-year-olds who vow to pursue their career in public service, providing the winners with lifelong financial support and mentorship.
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Heroes Afghanistan6. November 2020This Teenager Dreams of Becoming Afghanistan’s First Female President
In a country where girls were once banned from attending school, an Afghan teenager came first out of 170,000 students for her university entrance exams - and dreams of creating an even brighter future for Afghanistan.
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Heroes USA2. September 2020Teenager Invents a Hunger-Fighting Tool – and Gets 250,000 Bucks
Seventeen-year-old Lillian Kay Petersen was awarded $250,000 for developing a tool that helps prevent children from dealing with food insecurity around the world so "they don't face malnutrition and lifelong consequences."