The Power of the Invisible Sun

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The Power of the Invisible Sun is a philanthropic work on behalf of Bobby Sager. It consists of a photography book based on pictures of those areas of the world most stricken by war such as Afghanistan, Rwanda, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Kenya or Zimbabwe, depicting children living and dealing with conflict. Its aim is to inspire activism through the intimate encounters with those children provided by the images.

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As part of this project, comes the initiative of using the benefits coming from the selling of the book to the "Hope is a game-changer project" [1] providing the kids over the most difficult places around the world with indestructible soccer balls [2] as a lasting symbol of hope.

Hope is the most important thing that people need to move forward. The slightest ray of hope can ignite the human spirit's ability to overcome: the power of the invisible sun - Bobby Sager.

Sting

Sting, friends with Bobby Sager, has been one of the most active partners supporting this project, [3] attending to the Parties [4] to add a value through his recognition among the media. In fact, the power of the invisible sun pays homage to his song "Invisible Sun". He has also written the foreword for the book.

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References

  1. Sager, Bobby (October 28, 2009). "Hope Isn't Just Nice, It's a Game Changer". Huffington Post.
  2. Laura Lane (May 18, 2010). "The Hope Ball: Sting, Bobby Sager, and Soccer". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. Shulman, Robin (November 2, 2009). "Sting gets behind effort to send soccer balls to kids in war-torn countries". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. "London Evening Standard" . Retrieved 25 August 2011.