Look Who's Helping Save the Children America Ferrera Champions for Better Education Emmy Award-winning actress America Ferrera, star of ABC Television's popular series, "Ugly Betty", is Save the Children's newest Artist Ambassador. In her new role, Ferrera will help champion the importance of education for children in marginalized communities in developing countries and the United States. Read more. Joely Fisher Promotes Child Sponsorship in Mozambique Actress Joely Fisher, Save the Children's Artist Ambassador, recently visited Xai-Xai, Mozambique where she met with children and learned about their lives. Save the Children has successfully established child sponsorship in the African nation, which struggles to provide families with access to clean water, sufficient food and HIV/AIDS education. Ms. Fisher witnessed the powerful impact a sponsorship can have on a community's ability to support its children and hopes to raise that same awareness among viewers of her popular FOX sitcom 'Til Death. Read more. Elizabeth Vargas Focuses on Keeping Babies Alive Elizabeth Vargas, co-anchor of ABC News 20/20, hosted Save the Children’s special Mother’s Day event in May 2008. The event drew attention to the lack of basic health care for millions of children under age 5. Vargas also hosted a special broadcast on gaps in child health and survival rates in the U.S. Watch the online video of "Babyland", a special ABC News 20/20 segment on the tough road to survival that babies in Memphis, Tenn. face. Read more. Ben Affleck Sheds Light on Congo Crisis Academy Award-winning actor and director Ben Affleck visited in May 2008 with former child soldiers as part of Save the Children's global Rewrite the Future campaign. The campaign helps provide quality education to children in conflict-affected countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In the DRC, Save the Children is working to help the government rebuild both schools and the finance systems to support education. The visit was part of a larger trip the actor made to bring attention to the country's humanitarian crisis. Read more.    Jessica Lange Travels to Western Ethiopia Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange, a Save the Children Ambassador, travelled to western Ethiopia in March 2008 and captured many images of hope. In a special video report, Lange takes us inside a local health clinic that serves 250,000 people. Trained health workers are delivering babies, they are weighing and measuring toddlers, and vaccinating young children. Lange also visited a small farming village in the front lines where neighborhood women are trained to diagnose health problems like malaria. In just a few years the Ethiopian government partnership with groups like Save the Children has trained 27,000 women who work in and beyond health clinics. Watch Jessica Lange's video report Miley Cyrus Shows Clay County She Cares In March, Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus — accompanied by her father, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus — made a surprise visit to Big Creek Elementary School in Clay County, Kentucky, where Save the Children supports school literacy and early childhood programs. Miley hails from Tennessee and was particularly interested in our work in Appalachia. Miley and her Dad spent time with students and staff at the school and even visited the home of one lucky family. Miley (left) appears with Charity, a local student. To find out more about Miley’s trip to Kentucky, visit our Idol Gives Back Celebrity Corner. Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson Are American Idols American Idol judges Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson cheered on efforts to improve literacy skills, nutrition and physical activity at Goshen Elementary School in central California, in March. Paula proved that exercise is fun when she led students in a dance routine in the school cafeteria. The stars showed clips from their trip, and Save the Children’s work with children in the U.S., on American Idol Gives Back, on April 9th. For a second consecutive year, Save the Children was selected as one of the non-profit organizations to benefit from the Emmy Award-winning charity event on FOX. Read more about Randy and Paula’s work with Save the Children in our Idol Gives Back Celebrity Corner. Peyton and Eli Manning Touch Down in Their Hometown Pro football quarterbacks (and brothers) Peyton and Eli Manning spent a Sunday afternoon with seventh- and eighth-grade students from Save the Children’s emotional-support programs at Craig Elementary School in New Orleans. The two Super Bowl MVPs and New Orleans natives tossed around a football with the teens and joined them in games designed to build trust and teamwork. Find out more about Peyton and Eli Manning’s support for Save the Children in our Idol Gives Back Celebrity Corner. Julianne Moore Supports Save the Children Julianne Moore, four-time Academy Award-nominated actress, children’s book author, and mother of two is a supporter of Save the Children's U.S. Programs. Inspired by her recent visit to Save the Children's early childhood development, literacy and fitness programs in Appalachia, Moore initiated the Save the Children Valentine's Day Campaign, which aims to give families a way to make a difference for children in need in the U.S. Ann Curry Soars for Save the Children Today Show News Anchor Ann Curry has gone to extremes to help children in need. On December 17, 2007, Ann bungee jumped live on the NBC Today show, from the Transporter Bridge outside of London, England to raise money for Save the Children. Watch the video of Ann Curry's jump. In less than two weeks, Ann's challenge raised more than $12,000 for Save the Children and The United Way. The event was part of the week long Today Show Gets Extreme campaign, during which the anchors took on daring challenges for their favorite charities. During her time reporting in various war zones, Ann has seen the impact of Save the Children’s programs first-hand. Read more. Cheers, Sam Simon! Sam Simon wrote, produced and directed the television comedies Taxi, Cheers, The Tracey Ullman Show and The Drew Carey Show. In 1989 he co-created The Simpsons. Sam has won 11 Emmies and a Peabody Award. Sam has been a longtime member of Save the Children’s Advisory Board. Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison Celebrate Newborns Lisa Edelstein, star of the Fox Television hit House, hosted the first Save the Children Share Your Joy Baby Shower at the Beverly Hills home of Executive Producer, Katie Jacobs, this past summer. Castmate Jennifer Morrison (right) joined in the celebration for the House costume designer, Cathy Crandall, whose baby was born in October. Save the Children's Share Your Joy Baby Showers connect mothers-to-be from around the world, raising awareness and funds to provide safe births and healthy newborns. Samuel L. Jackson Takes the Stage Samuel L. Jackson emceed Save the Children's 75th Anniversary Benefit, which honored former President George H. W. Bush, former President Bill Clinton and Melinda French Gates. Admired by all, he has earned multiple nominations and awards, counting among them an Academy Award nomination for "Pulp Fiction" and a Best Supporting Actor Award from the Cannes Film Festival for "Jungle Fever." Deepak Chopra Sheds Light on Charity Deepak Chopra, author of Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment, supports Save the Children because he believes strongly that "every child that is born is proof that God has not given up on human beings. Only by nurturing our children in the direction of self actualization can we create a world of peace, harmony, laughter, and love." Chopra served as a member of the Honorary Committee for Save the Children's 75th Anniversary Benefit. Not on Our Watch Aids Survivors in Myanmar On May 13, 2008, Not on Our Watch, an organization headed by George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Jerry Weintraub and David Pressman, announced a $250,000 challenge grant to Save the Children for Myanmar cyclone relief and recovery efforts. It was matched by other donors less than a week after the challenge was made. In addition to the challenge grant, Not On Our Watch provided a $250,000 donation to Save the Children's Myanmar cyclone relief fund. The combined $500,000 donation will allow Save the Children to expand its relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar and distribute more food, water and essential non-food items. Five for Fighting Asks Fans to Make a Difference Five for Fighting musician, John Ondrasik, launched a website of songs and videos that ask, "What kind of world do you want?" On the site, Ondrasik urges fans to raise money for charity by uploading videos that answer the question or by simply viewing the videos already on the site. Every time you view a video, money is donated to Ondrasik's favorite charities, including Save the Children. Learn more. Brad Pitt Visit Explores Ethiopia Brad Pitt toured Africa with the advocacy group DATA, and visited Save the Children programs in Ethiopia to promote the ONE Campaign. On his trip, Brad visited our HIV/AIDS and microfinance programs. You can join Brad in the fight against global AIDS and poverty by signing the ONE Campaign Declaration. Read more.