Why Do Some Celebrities Rise Up?
I’m very proud that Euro PR counts Wyclef Jean and his nongovernmental organization, Yéle Haiti, among our clients. I’ve been fortunate to work with him on ongoing communications and when he addressed the delegates at the One Young World conference in London in February. As both a collaborator and an observer, I’m deeply impressed and inspired by his commitment to his native country, Haiti.
As I watched him speak by satellite at One Young World, I sent excited tweets like these:
- Wyclef Jean at #oneyoungworld informing the world about Haiti and inspiring all of us; he is the voice of greatness.
- Wyclef says help orphans and seniors in Haiti @ #OYW. We all have to make a new Haiti sustainable. He has made us all better via satellite.
His commitment—thousands and thousands of hours of his time, freely given, to raise funds and steer Yéle daily—comes from his personal connection. And although Yéle has been bettering the lives of Haitians since 2005, the recent devastating earthquake refocused everyone’s attention and efforts. As Clef recently wrote in a blog post, “So many innocent people have died in the streets of Port-au-Prince, in the country where I was born. I can’t just sit still. Every day I think of my brothers and sisters who are living in ruins but hoping for brighter days.”
April 2, 2010 | by Marian Salzman | Share This | tagged Africa, Haiti, One Young World, Twitter, blog | Post a Comment Insights, Social Media 
