Date 09/06/2017 - News People
Supermodel Petra Nemcova has a serious mission - to help children in need - and it stems from a desperate moment when she herself was helpless. Nemcova, on holiday in Thailand, found herself clinging to a palm tree for more than eight hours. The Czech-born model returned to Thailand as soon as she could walk again, and after visiting temporary shelters and makeshift hospitals, she decided to make an impact. In 2006 Nemcova founded the Happy Hearts Fund, which rebuilds safe, sturdy schools in places affected by natural disasters. In 2017 alone, the charity opened schools in Nepal, Haiti, Mexico and the Philippines.
