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Feb 17, 2006

"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." --Barbara Kingsolver

Wings of Hope

Airline pilot Marius den Dulk travels the world over, staying in luxurious hotels and enjoying exotic excursions along the way. But just as often he has been confronted with widespread human misery: begging, sick people and neglected children. Feeling increasingly frustrated by his inability to do anything about the situation, he founded Wings of Support, a non-profit foundation that relies on airline staff to find opportunities that support children. Over the last 8 years, they have managed 180 projects in 16 countries, ranging from building a school in Africa to funding an AIDS clinic in South Africa.