Charity Work
After winning the title of Miss World Ecuador 2007, Saab began helping children affected by a rare disease called ichtyosis and her work goes on since then. In addition, she is a member of the board of management of a charitable foundation called Kinderzentrum, an institution dedicated to helping special children with syndrome of down, autism, cerebral paralysis among other emotional problems.
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Famous quotes containing the words charity work, charity and/or work:
“Reputation is not of enough value to sacrifice character for it.”
—“Miss Clark,” U.S. charity worker. As quoted in Petticoat Surgeon, ch. 9, by Bertha Van Hoosen (1947)
“Opening the door of charity can create problems.”
—Chinese proverb.
“I must work, so as not to be a fool, to get on, to become a journalist, because that’s what I want!... I can’t imagine that I would have to lead the same sort of life as Mummy ... and all the women who do their work and are then forgotten. I must have something besides a husband and children, something that I can devote myself to!”
—Anne Frank (1929–1945)