June 20 is World Refugee Day: Some 33 Million People according to the UN

It is not all about me, myself and I.We might be complaining about high oil and food prices but things are not so bad when you compare that with the plight and triumphs of the world 33 million refugees and internally displaced persons whose existence we are reminded of on...

Oprah's £20m ($40m) school proves she's not all talk

Oprah Winfrey, the talk show star and media mogul, likes to make friends through generosity, famously once giving every member of her studio audience a free car to take home. Yesterday, however, she celebrated giving of a slightly less frivolous kind. Surrounded by American...

Where Tech and Charity Meet

The holiday season brings out that giving spirit in everyone. But rather than limit that goodwill to one’s own family and friends, more and more holiday givers are spreading their generosity broadly by giving to the community and to those less fortunate.Because technology...

Christmas appeal provides 67000 books

"The generosity of Observer readers a year ago has put 67,000 books into the hands of people in the developing world. That is the result of last year's Christmas appeal, which raised more than £100,000 for Book Aid International."Book Aid International has a simple, but...

Corporate generosity

The generosity of corporations this Christmas season is absolutely fabulous. Imperial Parking Canada Corp. has waved over 3000 tickets in exchange for toys last week to be donated to the Salvation Army. Salvation Army's corporate partnerships are increasing and will...