Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman
Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman

Coronavirus pandemic

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From coronavirus to climate change, be the hero and stop talking yourself out of helping, humanitarian professional says

  • Matt Friedman says the only way to solve the big issues of our time is for ordinary people to step up and get involved
  • He hopes that his ‘Be The Hero’ volunteer movement, birthed in Hong Kong, will spread to Asia and the rest of the world

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Kate Whitehead
Kate Whitehead

Updated: 5:29pm, 12 Apr, 2020

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Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman
Matt Friedman gives a talk at a school. His book, “Be the Hero: Be the Change”, encourages ordinary people to step up and get involved in the big issues of our time. Photo: Matt Friedman
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