The Virgin Group is one of the world’s
largest conglomerates, with its head, Richard Branson, listed as one of the
wealthiest men on earth. Virgin Unite is the company’s charitable institution, working
under the charity, The Virgin Foundation.
Virgin Unite campaigns to end, prevent and treat three of the
world’s leading health problems: malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS. The charity
also hosts the Heavens Angels venture. Executives and employees of the Virgin
Group, along with their associated companies and partners, work with small,
charitable organizations and institutions to make sustainable changes in
addressing these health problems, as well as other social and environmental
issues that various countries are now facing. The Virgin Group of companies
fully operates the costs of running Virgin Unite, meaning all of its funding goes directly to its
various programs and campaigns. One of these is a regular auction on eBay, the
proceeds of which go directly to making sure that Virgin Unite helps the world
become a better place.