Actor Leonardo di Caprio's cause of choice is climate change. His documentary, The 11th Hour, gave him what he says he was searching for: the opportunity to gain a sense of purpose.
"And you know, for me, watching the cultural understanding of the issue now is, in itself, encouraging," di Caprio said.
Baroness Caroline Cox, a member of the House of Lords, is one of Britain's prominent humanitarians. She has spent decades traveling to raise awareness of the poor and oppressed in countries like Burma, Uganda and East Timor. She says she is accountable for every cent of her charity's $650,000 budget but questions some of the other efforts.
"I would just like a little bit more knowledge, transparency, accountability as to where a lot of that money goes and what proportion really gets down to the dying child," she said. "I know with our little organization what a huge difference we can make with a little bit of money. I'd like to know where the big budgets go."
By Rachel Smalley of By VOA News
See the first part of this story on how the Hollywood celebrities are helping in championing the humanitarian issues.
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