Philanthropy
After visiting orphanages in Moscow, Russia, Hansen and his wife LaRee founded the Little Heroes Foundation in 2007. Here is their mission: "Improve the mental and physical well being of children throughout the world by serving, supporting and enhancing human life."
Nature's Sunshine Products is the founding corporate sponsor of the Little Heroes Foundation. Other corporate sponsors include Zions Bank, BDA Sports and Vivint.
Located in Provo, Utah, the foundation stretches beyond their immediate community by improving the lives of children across the globe. In the past, Little Heroes has actively made a difference by renovating a hospital for orphaned children, building a school in Africa, administering medical expeditions, organizing gift drives and providing scholarships for university students.
In 2008, Little Heroes renovated a children’s hospital in Lyubertsy, Russia. The hospital is a treatment center and home for many sick, orphaned children. The renovation has successfully improved the lives of many underprivileged children. In 2009 and 2010, reaching out to a different continent, Nature’s Sunshine teamed with the foundation to establish two Little Heroes Academies in Mali, Africa. Mali falls among the world’s 25 poorest counties—with very limited educational opportunities. This new academies will serve as a resource for nearly 300 children each year to receive a standard education.
In 2011, Little Heroes Foundation funded a health clinic in Birendranagar, Nepal (near Chitwan). The health clinic is estimated to treat 20,000 people in 2012 alone. The funds donated by the Little Heroes Foundation purchased medical equipment including an x-ray machine and other lab equipment. It also helps provide maternal care, pediatric care and basic educational training to the local people about how to better care for their health needs.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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