Building a Center for Hope
The Amal project, which means ‘hope’ in Arabic, has delivered its first set of recreational caravans to children in Jordan’s second refugee camp The Global ...
Putting a Price on Charity
Charitable donations are often a matter of the heart - but Caroline Fiennes is turning it into a science with algorithms to ensure money goes ...
Going the Extra Mile
GC speaks to Maria Conceicao, the founder of an organisation supporting the education of Bangladeshi children and their families, about her constant battle against donor ...
A Man for All Presidents
In an exclusive interview, GC sits down with Jacques Attali, the president and founder of the global microfinancing aid organisation PlaNet Finance It is just ...
Making social change through philanthropy
Why the will to give to charity is being undermined by a series of safe decisions Philanthropy is evolving. More and more business people are ...
The Human Touch
Saher Shaikh is on a mission to transform the lives of thousands of labourers in Dubai One chance moment in an otherwise nondescript day often ...
Helping Hands
The illustrations of Syrian refugees by young British war artist George Butler tell a poignant tale, one that is being told at supper clubs across ...
The Ripple Effect
The Voss Foundation aims to provide water and sanitation to deprived African villages but its association with luxury can be problematic. With its designer glass ...
Sowing the Seeds for Future Generations
Three Michelin starred French chef Yannick Alléno journeys to Madagascar to teach its poor how to cook basic recipes. In less than five years, Yannick ...
Philanthropy at the Price of a Coffee
Giving as little as $1 can change the world, says media and telecoms magnate Tariq Qureishy. Like many wealthy, successful philanthropists, it was a series ...
Laying the foundations
Al Jalila Foundation is pioneering medical innovation in the UAE with a new medical research centre in Dubai It promises to put Dubai on the map ...
Aristocratic Style
Belgian philanthropist Baroness Myriam Ullens de Schooten and her husband, Baron Guy Ullens, are among the world’s biggest owners of Chinese contemporary art. The founder ...
Not Just A Number
Muna Harib has brought the faces and stories of Syrian refugees to light through her non-profit organisation Breathing Numbers With the conflict in Syria escalating ...
Writing the world’s wrongs
With his 90th birthday looming, former US president Jimmy Carter looks back on his troubled term in office and talks to GC about his new ...
Separating the Wood from the Trees
Swedish-born billionaire Johan Eliasch is on a mission to save the rainforest through his charity Cool Earth Johan Eliasch is a man with many hats. ...
Doing it Heir Way
GC meets Anna Zegna, co-heir to the famed Italian sartorial family business Ermenegildo Zegna - one of the few independent luxury groups today Achic and ...