Once I had the pleasure of briefly meeting supermodel Natalia Vodianova in One Young World Summit few years ago. I was representing Nokia as a delegate at the event in 2012. Natalia held an inspiring speech, she told her own story but also about the Naked Heart Foundation, a charity organization she founded with a mission: “to help build an inclusive society that is open to people with disabilities and special needs, through play and the creation of free support services for disadvantaged families”. This organization has a tremendously noble cause: tackling the stigma of disability, so that no parent feels pressured to give up a disabled child and no children are given up to orphanages or children’s homes.
In 2015 Natalia has taken philanthropy to the digital age with her new app –ELBI.
Elbi brings innovation to charity and philanthropy. We remove the barriers to charitable giving be making it simple, fun and rewarding for people to make a difference, while giving great causes much needed visibility and support. By connecting digital do-gooders with charities through the Elbi platform we’ve so far helped 854 causes, run by 37 charities, in 88 countries across 5 continents.
Natalia is truly beautiful inside out.
Such an inspiring young woman, who is not blinded by own success in an egoistic way, but instead is creating an impact to make this world a better place. I just had to draw her!
GUERLAIN KISS KISS. AND THAT DRESS!
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