3 Ways Celebrities Are Helping to Change the World

Celebrities take action to see that global change is a top priority for world leaders in 2015, the year to harmonize huge change.

Academy Awards nominees attend the 87th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 2, 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

Humanity

Actor, screenwriter, director Ben Affleck won a People’s Choice Award on Jan. 7 for Favorite Humanitarian for his work on behalf of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a foundation he started to focus on working with and for the people of Eastern Congo.

Actor Ben Affleck at The 41st Annual People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre LA in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan. 7, 2015. Kevin Winter/Getty Images