E-cards
This interactive section of diversipedia brings the issues to life. It will stimulate your senses and excite your imagination. Be prepared for regular updates in different formats that you can enjoy on your own, show to your family and email to your friends. This is where creative media meets humanitarian hearts.
E-card Collection of Visionaries of the 20th Century
The Diversity Initiative partner NGO East European Development Institute and Gudimov Art Centre, funded by the Swiss Confederation Project Ukraine Office have created an animated ‘e-card’ collection, detailing the lives of twelve outstanding individuals who made morality a defining component in their struggle to change the politics of the 20th century.
The purpose of this collection is to celebrate the powerful impact that these individuals still have on our way of thinking and the global society of today. The stand they took, the music they wrote, and the ideals they expressed, have created a world in which cultural diversity has the potential to flourish.
Vaclav Havel defied all the odds and proved that the peaceful creation of two countries out of a single state is not only possible, but beneficial for all. A humanitarian of great note, as President he led Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic, to multi-party democracy. Václav Havel (5 October 1936 - ) is a Czech playwright, essayist, dissident and politician. He was the tenth...
At great risk to his own life Raoul Wallenberg chose to put the safety of others first and saved 100,000 persons from certain execution. Raoul Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – 17 July 1947) was a Swedish humanitarian who worked in Budapest, Hungary, during World War II to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. Between July and December 1944, he issued ‘protective passports’ and housed...
When Paul Rusesabagina took in 1,268 refugees, disguised as VIP guests, he was no longer the manager of a hotel, but the guardian of people. That day his duty as a human being overrode his duty as a businessman, and the profit can now be measured in human lives. Paul Rusesabagina (June 15 1954 - ) is a Rwandan who has been internationally honoured for saving 1,268 refugees during the...
Send to a friend! By promoting reconciliation rather than revenge, Nelson Mandela changed the course of a country’s history. As President of South Africa he led his country towards understanding, forgiveness, democracy and peaceful co-existence. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 - ) served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first South African President to be elected ...
Send to a friend! For over 45 years Mother Teresa ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned and dying: those the world had forgotten. Her example of selfless love has been an inspiration to millions. Mother Teresa (26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), born Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, guided the Missionaries of Charity's expansion, first throughout India and then in other countries....
Send to a friend! Martin Luther King envisioned a country free from racial discrimination and had the charisma and strength of character to make others see it too. He headed the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s-1960s and through non-violent protest made it an issue that could no longer be ignored. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15 1929 - April 4 1968) was an American ...
