The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Audacity of Hope

Five years later, a charity begun with a big gift and a wish to aid Africa measures its growth

Austin, Tex.

One night in 1984, Donna Berber sat in her London flat watching a news program featuring horrifying images of people starving from famine in Ethiopia. She held the remote control, but couldn't change the channel. Instead, Ms. Berber promised herself...

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