How Did Hepburn Contribute To Charity

Having fame can get to a person and make them forget what really matters in your lifetime. Audrey Hepburn, even though she was a very popular person, she never lost her heart. Hepburn is one of the most influential people from the last 1000 years because of her talent, her contribution to charity, and her elegance. Besides Audreys beautiful face, she was very talented in the work she played in. Hepburn won over 30 awards and got over 25 nominations. She also was named #3 on the "American Flim Institute's 50 greatest screen legends". Some of the movies she's known for starring in are Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday, and Sabrina. Her work has overall been very successful and her talents are very extraordinary. She was very talented in other ways too. She was fluent in a lot of languages such as …show more content…
" I speak for those children who cannot speak for themselves. Children who have absolutely nothing but their smiles, their wits, and their dreams". The Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund was created in 1994 after she had died. It was created to continue Hepburn's beliefs on helping sick and suffering children. She supported many causes such as abuse, children, education, health, human rights, poverty, slavery, and human trafficking. Her heart was very big and cared very much for all these issues. Being UNICEF's Ambassador, in 1988 she traveled to Africa, Asia, and Latin America on behalf of the children until her death in 1993. "She was an inspiration", UNICEF Executive Director Carol Bellamy said, "she brought enormous world attention to children. She raised the profile of the challenges they face". Also, Audrey as a child faced traumatic experiences during World War II. She has many memories of watching a train load of Jewish children being herded into cattle trucks for deportation. So the experiences of war left a mark on her, and it was one of the reasons for her later commitments to the UNICEF children's