Stern Belief in ZERO*

Stern Belief in ZERO*
By Shaynin Jade Richardson

Caryl M. Stern's book cover

I Believe in Zero by Caryl M.Stern, is an enthralling story about the experiences that the president and CEO of the U.S. Fund of UNICEF, Caryl M. Stern,  has while traveling with the UNICEF mission. She tells about the places she goes all around the world and captivates the stories of the people she meets along the way

            I enjoyed most aspects of the book and appreciate the emotional appeal that Stern presents to her reader. I believe that Stern’s prestigious ranking gave the book more credentials and even though the book was not a direct product of UNICEF, they will benefit from it tremendously. She mentions that all proceeds of the book go to UNICEF but UNICEF had nothing to do with its publication. I felt that occasionally Stern would drift away from her main focus of defining the UNICEF mission, but since the book is not a direct product of UNICEF, Stern has not reason for justifying her interpersonal experience that may have only applied to her. When she expresses those incidents, I believe it introduced a more intimate discussion of UNICEF’s operation. 

            I liked Stern’s approach and execution of this book. It simply and emotionally attaches the reader to the UNICEF mission giving it some kind of importance. Stern’s involvement with the mission gives me a deeper appreciation for UNICEF as a whole.

 Check out this inspirational video about UNICEF's ZERO mission:

I Believe in ZERO - Caryl M. Stern

I Believe in ZERO: Learning from the Worlds Children

Caryl M. Stern

272 pages

St. Martin’s Press

Waiting on the world to change

By Kirsten Pagnotta

Carly M. Stern grew up in New York a go-getter. She was always pushing the limit and achieving things she put her mind to. In 2006 she joined the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and shortly after became one of the top dogs in the company. Stern wanted to help raise money and awareness for impoverished countries but what she got out of this job was so much more. Stern traveled to the countries and found the people she met inspirational and the places she visited unacceptable.

 

I Believe in ZERO shares many of Stern’s stories about the journeys she took and the individuals she met that touched her throughout her visits. The first story, which grabs your attention off the bat, is Stern’s first trip to Mozambique. This is when Stern finds out what poverty really is. She tells the stories with so much detail that I can imagine myself there walking the streets with her. This story is what projects the whole book and starts off with in your face details and imagery that gets the reader wanting to learn more about her findings.

This book is an awesome PR tool for UNICEF, due to it’s gutting stories that stab you right in the heart. Stern talks about children who are sick and don’t even have clean water, orphanages in Haiti that are overflowing because of the Earth Quake, along with comparing the life of these children to the life of her own.

Picking up this book will take you straight to the communities where Stern traveled as well as straight to your checkbook to help these children.

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