Emma Thompson is among the stars supporting World Refugee Day, will takes place each year on June 20. The UNHCR campaign has a special meaning for the actress because she and her husband adopted Rwandan refugee Tindy Agaba, above, after he lost his family at 13 and was forced to become a child soldier. More pics of celebrites making the world a better place.
Katy Perry has visited Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world, for Unicef. The singer went to a school that had been destroyed by a cyclone – and rebuilt by the charity – and saw how children were learning about health and hygiene.
George Clooney founded the Not On Our Watch charity to stop genocide in Sudan.He has donated millions and travelled to Sudan several times to highlight the plight of its people
Angelina Jolie recently hosted a global summit to end sexual violence. She makes regular visits to conflict zones such as Congo, above, to highlight the prevalence of rape in war.Angelina is a United Nations goodwill ambassador and recently honoured Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban, at the Women in the World Summit.
Angelina's partner Brad Pitt founded the Global Green charity to provide affordable housing for people in need.
Shakira’s charity, the Barefoot Foundation, helps impoverished children in Colombia.
Charlize Theron’s Africa Outreach Project raises money for vulnerable children in South Africa, where she is from.
Bono devotes a large amount of time to philanthropy and founded DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) with the aim to eradicate poverty in Africa.
Madonna regularly visits Malawi to see the 10 schools her charity has funded.The superstar, who has two adopted children from Malawi, has promised to do more for the country, one of the world's poorest.
Alicia Keys founded the Keep A Child Alive charity and has visited children in Africa who have lost their parents to AIDS.
Eva Longoria concentrates her efforts on helping Hispanic children and has her own foundation, Eva’s Heroes.
Oprah Winfrey has donated up to $400 million of her personal fortune to charity.She also launched the Oprah Winfrey Foundation and Oprah's Angel Network to help women in need.
Sting founded The Rainforest Foundation to help save forests in South America. He also works with Amnesty International.
Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation focuses on anti-bullying and youth empowerment. She also contributes to the fight against AIDS.
Colin Firth regularly works with Oxfam and together with his wife he runs Eco-Age, an ethical consultancy.
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