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She Saw A Need And Filled It Venture Philanthropy: Donna Berber puts her money where her hope is.(LEADERS & SUCCESS)
Byline: JAMES DETAR
In the mid-1980s, war, drought and famine stalked the people of Ethiopia. TV programs showed swollen-bellied, dying children. Donna Berber, then 25 and newly married, watched the horrific images.
"I sat there and, on one hand, I just wanted to change the channel. I couldn't bear to look. On the other, I felt compelled to stare at these images that would shift me forever," Berber said in a recent interview.
The young couple had little to give. But she vowed that if she ever had the means, she'd do something to help the people of Ethiopia.
Berber went to the 1985 Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium in her native London. Organized by Irish rock musician Bob Geldof, the event raised $100 million.
"I remember thinking, "My God, who said one person can't make a difference!' " Berber said.
She says it was Geldof's attitude toward injustice and his hard work for the poor that inspired her to found a charitable group. She called it A Glimmer of Hope. She founded it in 1999 with $200,000 in savings.
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