Serena Williams

Serena Williams is one of the most well-known female athletes in the world. She is currently ranked number one in the world in women's tennis, and is referred to by experts as the best female tennis player ever. On top of her many Grand Slam titles and numerous Olympic Gold Medals, Williams receives praise for her charity work off the court.

Williams supports over 10 charities regularly for about 20 different causes. The Serena Williams Foundation has given support to these causes for many years now. The five organizations that are highlighted on William's website are as follows: UNICEF, Beyond the Burrows National Scholarship Fund, The Caliber Foundation, Build Africa Schools, and The Equal Justice Initiative. These organizations focus on cause like healthcare, poverty, education, disadvantaged youths, human rights, and family support. She has been a Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF as of 2011. She plays a major role in helping to give children around the world the education they need to have a chance to succeed in life.

Serena Williams has been given multiple rewards for her charity and community work. She was given the Celebrity Role Model Award from the Avon Foundation for her work fighting against breast cancer. She has also received the Young Heroes Reward for her support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. She showed how genuinely she cares about helping people when she decided to stop training for the Australia Open in 2010 to form a charity event for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

The fact that Williams supports 20 different causes makes her one of the most admirable athletes in the world. She says on her own website that she is honored to use her power globally to assist others monetarily or by lending a voice. She knows how to step aside from being the best tennis player in the world to change a life of someone in need. I am interested to see the impact she will make when she is done playing tennis and has more time to focus on different charities.