Dia Mirza(I)

Dia addressed a TED conference about the ill effects of Alcoholism and held forth on her own experiences as someone who had witnessed the disease from close quarters. She is actively involved with efforts pertaining to Environment Conservation. As the Tiger Ambassador for Sanctuary Asia's campaign Leave Me Alone. That uses the Tiger as the metaphor for all nature. She also works closely with Sanctuary on their Kids For Tigers initiative interacting, teaching and learning with Kids. Dia is a founder member of Club Nature an initiative by Wild Life Trust of India. She has dedicated her time to a variety of causes that have a direct impact on the quality of human life. Surveys suggest that she is considered amongst India's leading social influencers across Social Media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook and she uses these platforms to champion causes that are close to her heart. She also featured in a campaign against the use of exotic animal skins. Her company won an award from PETA for their film Love BreakUps Zindagi for depiction of adopting a homeless animal. She has adopted two cheetah cubs from The Prince of Wales zoological park in Lucknow. She also works in an advisory capacity with the Anandana Foundation that works towards sustainable energy solutions in India's remote villages. Dia continues to share her time and resources with human causes that continue to need our attention. . The Cancer Patients Aid Association: She takes care of the medical expenses of patients and does all her Diwali gifting with 'diyas' made by the association. . Formerly called The Spastics Society of India now called ADAPT. Is a director on their board and champions their campaign for Equal Access. . She has actively supported and appeared in public service messages by various government initiatives on female foeticide, plastic bans and HIV awareness. . She has taken part in the Mumbai Marathon over the years for Concern India Foundation and ADAPT and SWADES foundation. . Dia has recently been signed on by Genesis Foundation as their Brand Ambassador, who provide financial assistance to under privileged and orphaned children suffering from life threatening diseases like Cancer, Thallasemia, Cardiac Disorders and many other diseases . She has also worked with several of NDTV's social initiatives such as the Greenathon, Save the Tiger, Marks for Sports, Swachch Bharath Abhiyan. . Greenpeace India has used Dia to draw attention to several of their environmental initiatives and campaigns. Dia Mirza has a deep and abiding love for humanitarian causes and has an ambition to make a genuine difference to the world with her presence, energy and grass root work. A nature lover, an actor, a writer, painter, voracious reader, traveller and movie producer she refuses to be put in a box or fit in one. She strives to be a part of and create content that can make a difference and is a firm believer that all creativity is a tool of communication to improve human conditions.