Digsy, this one will take some time because the B-man has been involved with SO MANY wonderful organizations which do EXCELLENT work with the poorest, most vunerable people in the world!
I can give you almost a timeline of Bon's humanitarian efforts, but that will take some time. Check back in this thread often and I will keep you updated.
To start,
Bono and Ali went to Ethiopia in 1985 to work in a refugee camp sponsored by World Vision (
http://www.worldvision.org), an organization that Bono is still very close to today.
Another organization that Bono has been VERY CLOSELY involved with for several years in the struggle against the AIDS pandemic in Africa is TASO - the AIDS Support Organization of Uganda (
http://www.tasouganda.org).
This is the group that Bono has done most of his advocacy work with in learning about the scope of AIDS in Africa and I think Bono has formed some of his closest friendships with those suffering from the effects of HIV/AIDS from within this group.
The People of TASO are VERY SPECIAL TO BONO (especially a beautifully courageous woman named Graceand, of course, Bono's BELOVED FRIEND, Agnes Nyamayarwo, who has become a spokesperson for DATA and The ONE Campaign because of Bono's admiration for her.) Agnes is the African woman on stage with Bono in The ONE Campaign pictures.
And last (for now) but never least is Aung San Suu Kyi and her lifelong struggle to bring Freedom and Democracy to her homeland, Burma.
I will provide more websites in the future, but to get started in learning more about Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and why she became the inspiration for Bono to write "Walk On" in her honor, go to
http://www.dassk.com and be amazed by the beauty, intelligence and humanity of this EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN!
Tomorrow, I will post some more about the various groups that the B-man has been involved with in his lifelong advocacy for human rights and peace in the world.
BONO - YOU'RE SIMPLY THE BEST!