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The Tsunami and the Children:

Facts & Statistics

1/3 of all lives lost are
estimated to be that of
children

In Aceh, Indonesia alone, an estimated 25,000 children have been left as orphans

Inspired to Act

Every child is special We began to think about all of the children that are orphaned and alone. They smile. Is there anyone to see them? Read more

GiveLight's Founder received Humanitarian Award from P&G Alumni

Earlier this month, our founder Dian Alyan received a Humanitarian Award from her former company. The ceremony took place in Rome, Italy. Dian with her husband Ashraf Alyan and Mr. John Pepper, former P&G CEO- someone she admired and who taught her how to be a great leader.

Dian's Acceptance Speech- Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Rome June 13th, 2009:

In the name of God the most gracious, the most merciful and on behalf of orphaned children around the world- I humbly accept this honor.

I've always yearned to do great things with my life and to find my own way to conquer the world. My career at P&G fulfilled those yearnings. But it was not until I decided to work for orphans that I was able to fully embrace my existence and capacity as a human being. Through GiveLight, I want to show the world the beauty of human hearts. I want to reach out to orphans from the coast of Pacific ocean, to the mountains of Tibet, all the way to the barren desserts of Africa.

Look at us here tonite - what we spend for one night in this hotel, can actually feed another human being somewhere in the world for the whole year. I want us to think about our capacity, individually and collectively. If I can on my own reach out to 300 orphans with my team, what can a group of people who are very accomplished, very successful ---some of the best business leaders in the world are here together.

So I want us to think about that and to challenge ourselves especially the women in this room because we are mothers, we are care takers, we are blessed with the ability to love. I don't mean to discount the men in the room but .. I want us to think that we can make a positive impact in this world, not only by the power of our mind but also by the power of our ability to love and to be compassionate.

Charity and service are at the core of every religion. Weather a Muslim, a Jew, a Christians even an atheist, if you have a good moral compass you will want to do something for other human beings. If I could convince companies like eBay, Google and Microsoft and Cisco Foundation to support this work, I have every reason to believe that my own wonderful P&G community will help me take this work further.

And this award belongs to so many people: my parents who taught me with love and compassion, my amazing team of volunteers, but there are 3 people I want to call out tonight:

1. First and foremost, my husband, my true love- one of the greatest blessings from God in my life- my most dedicated volunteer and supporter- Ashraf Alyan. When I started Givelight, my youngest son was only 6 months old and he supported me through out the process---- so thank you for that.

2. The second person I want to call out is my role model, my mentor, who's a brilliant business leader, but more than that he has a big heart, very kind & generous not only with words but he supports my work financially. Martin Nuechtern are you here tonight?

3. The last person but not the least- a man that we all love. He taught me so much and I learned so much about leadership from this person. But the one thing that stayed with me even long after I left Procter & Gamble is his ability to make every body feels special and his ability to bring out the best in people. And that I think has enabled me to bring GiveLight to what it is today, 100% volunteer based and we were able to touch lives. I think we can guess who that person is... Mr. Pepper would you pls stand up and share this award with me?

In closing, as my colleague Patti did- I'd like to share a quote: "When you want something with all your heart, the entire universe will conspire to help you achieve it". That was exactly what happened to me when I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to pursue this noble cause. Thank you for having me and thank you P&G for making me who I am today.