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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: So Beyoncé, how do you get involved in World Humanitarian Day?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.00,0:00:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: I was definitely attracted to raising awareness of this day of recognition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.00,0:00:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, you know, found out that 22 people lost their lives helping people. And -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.00,0:00:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: In Baghdad, in the explosion.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.00,0:00:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: In Baghdad, yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.00,0:00:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, I thought it was such an incredible thing to turn that into something positive
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.00,0:00:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and try to include the world into doing something great for someone else.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.00,0:00:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: And in the song that you are dedicating to this, "I was here", what's the message of the song?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.00,0:00:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: I was here, it says "I wanna leave my footprints in the sands of time"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.00,0:00:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, it basically is all of our dreams, I think,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.00,0:00:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's leaving our mark on the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.00,0:00:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like we all want to know that our life meant something,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.00,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we did something for someone else,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that we spread positivity, no matter how big or how small.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.00,0:00:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the song was perfect for Humanitarian Day.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.00,0:00:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: And is that what you want to do, to spread positivity?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.00,0:00:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: Absolutely.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.00,0:01:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I feel like, we all have our purpose, and we all have our strengths,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.00,0:01:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's -- I don't know if it's selfish or unselfish,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.00,0:01:11.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if it feels so wonderful to do something for someone else,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.00,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, I think, for the UN to want to include the whole world was something important,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel like that's what I represent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.00,0:01:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Valerie, you're trying to reach a billion people on World Humanitarian Day.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.00,0:01:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are you hoping to accomplish,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.00,0:01:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, what's the idea behind it?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.00,0:01:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Valerie Amos: Well there are millions of people around the world who need help,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.00,0:01:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and part of my job is to get the message out there about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.00,0:01:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I could do media for the rest of my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.00,0:01:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we wouldn't meet -- reach as many people as Beyoncé can.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.00,0:01:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this partnership is --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.00,0:01:42.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Don't sell yourself short now.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.00,0:01:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Valerie Amos: Well, well thank you for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.00,0:01:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: You work very hard. You travel all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.00,0:01:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Valerie Amos: Thank you, I do, but this is really about saying to everyone out there that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.00,0:01:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a day that's both a commemoration
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because there are a lot of people who lose their lives trying to help people,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.00,0:02:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's also a celebration of the things that people do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.00,0:02:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's an amazing amount that people do every single day that goes unrecognized.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.00,0:02:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is about the big things and it's also about the small things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.00,0:02:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Do you worry, I mean that, you know, people watch the news,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.00,0:02:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they see the slaughter in Syria,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.00,0:02:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they see the humanitarian crisis there now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.00,0:02:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They see what's happening in Eastern Congo with millions of people who've died over the years,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.00,0:02:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot of times people feel hopeless, and helpless.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.00,0:02:26.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, how do you, Valerie, how do you counteract that?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Valerie Amos: Well that's the whole message that we're trying to get across today,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.00,0:02:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is that you can make a small contribution which will make a huge difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.00,0:02:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But let's not forget that there are people right here in the United States,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.00,0:02:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are people in -- across the world who are doing things every single day,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.00,0:02:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,helping people who are homeless, for example.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.00,0:02:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lots of little things that people do,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.00,0:02:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and one of the messages out of World Humanitarian Day is that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.00,0:02:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can make a difference,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.00,0:02:57.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can make a difference through a small act.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.00,0:03:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: So on August 19th, you're both hoping that people around the world will --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.00,0:03:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will do whatever they can, will volunteer in their communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.00,0:03:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,will donate money, will donate time, whatever it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.00,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: Absolutely.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Do you know what you hope to do on that day?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:12.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: Well I thought of many different things.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.00,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know, one thing I'm gonna start working on now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everyday I'm gonna try to do something,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.00,0:03:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and basically give examples of act of kindness that I think people will gravitate towards,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.00,0:03:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel like they can do even if it's something as small as feeding the homeless
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.00,0:03:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, you know, giving your coat to someone that needs it,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.00,0:03:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or helping the elderly across the street, or --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.00,0:03:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: It is inspiring, because, I mean, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.00,0:03:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you had a foundation which tried to help people in New Orleans.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.00,0:03:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: The Survivor Foundation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.00,0:03:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Yeah, and you had food drives in one of your concerts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.00,0:03:45.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: Yes I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.00,0:03:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: And it's amazing, I think, in New Orleans, to me the example, what happened after Katrina,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.00,0:03:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've seen in Haiti as well,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.00,0:03:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the power of individuals stepping up.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.00,0:03:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, so many church groups, and NGOs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.00,0:03:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just individuals have gone down to New Orleans and the Gulf Coast to --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.00,0:04:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lend a hand, to build a house, to do whatever they can.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.00,0:04:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really inspiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.00,0:04:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: Yes. It really is.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.00,0:04:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we built transitional home -- housing for a lot of the survivors in Katrina,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.00,0:04:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I think was important because people need to get on their feet,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.00,0:04:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's more than just one day,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's something that, you know, people need help all the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.00,0:04:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I feel like one great thing about the video,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.00,0:04:24.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hopefully people will see it and it will be a reminder that, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.00,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every single day, the smallest thing helps.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anderson Cooper: Actually, when I was graduating college, I thought about being a relief worker,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.00,0:04:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I realized I didn't have the stamina to, you know,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.00,0:04:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live in a tent for years at a time, in the kind of situations that a lot of these people --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.00,0:04:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you've seen how these people work around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.00,0:04:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, it's extraordinary what they do.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.00,0:04:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyoncé: It is, and I have the utmost respect.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.00,0:04:49.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, you know, everyone doesn't have the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.00,0:04:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or everyone sometimes feels a little overwhelmed.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.00,0:04:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have nothing but respect for people that risk their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.00,0:05:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I feel like, if we all realized that if we do something small,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.00,0:05:04.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if all of us on one day do something effective,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.00,0:05:06.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will be so impactful