Richard Gere Foundation

The mission of the Richard Gere Foundation is to alleviate suffering and advocate for the people of Tibet.

Richard Gere is not only an actor and a producer but is a humanitarian as well. He attended the University of Massachusetts where he was a philosophy and theater major. Gere is best known for his roles in films such as American Gigolo, Primal Fear and Pretty Woman. He has also won the Golden Globe Award for best actor for his role in the movie Chicago and has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine.

What many may not know is that Richard Gere is actively involved in campaigns for ecological issues and AIDS awareness. He has used his success and resources to bring attention to a number of important global issues. He also is dedicated to supporting humanitarian programs in India and has created the Gere Foundation to assist him in doing so.

Gere Foundation is a non-profit organization established by Richard Gere. It is both the mission of the Foundation and of its founder to provide assistance to groups that are dedicated to:

• cultural preservation of Tibet and the Tibetan people,
• providing HIV/AIDS care, research and treatment, and
• adressing human rights violations throughout the world.

The Gere Foundation provides relief assistance in times of crisis around the world. They integrate programs that will aid both refugees and developing communities to long-term well being and stability.

The people of Tibet have been dislocated from their homeland since 1959 and under the continuing brutal occupation of the Chinese, thousands of Tibetan refugees risk their lives every year escaping to freedom in India, Nepal, Mongolia and elsewhere. No longer the rich and independent nation it once was, Tibet is a nation of great loss and tragedy. Gere Foundation hopes to help those in Tibet regain their freedom and to keep their culture alive.

The Gere Foundation's grant recipients include:

• International Campaign for Tibet
• Tibet Fund
• Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition
• Pundarika Foundation
• The Tibetan Children's Villages
• Rato, Sera, Drepung and Ganden Monasteries, India
• Students for a Free Tibet

Gere's Foundation also gives assistance for many translations of work that encompass and appreciate Buddhism as a living philosophy. It contributes to other humanitarian causes such as:

• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch
• Oxfam America
• International Red Cross
• Red Crescent Movement
• AMFAR
• AIDS ReSearch Alliance
• AIDS Project of Los Angeles
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
• Many other groups and research projects for their continuing fight against HIV/AIDS and their outreach to assist its victims.

You can help by donating online to Richard Gere Foundation's public charity, Healing the Divide. Healing the Divide promotes understanding, cooperation and innovative solutions to issues that threaten the welfare and prosperity of people and communities around the world.

All of the programs of Healing the Divide follow the message of common action for the common good. It is their goal that through their programs of health and justice they can help build a better world of opportunity and peace.

What better way to bring awareness to a worthy cause than by having a celebrity endorse and get personally involved in a charity. Richard Gere has created Gere Foundation to help him bring global awareness to the issues in Tibet and around the world.

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