The inventor of a patented enterprise risk management system, Rao Chalasani helps implement systems for major New York City financial firms. A resident of Short Hills, New Jersey, Rao Chalasani is a regular contributor to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), headquartered in NY. The agency was founded in 1946 to relieve food and medical shortages after World War II. Recently, it began humanitarian aid to Beirut, Lebanon, the site of an August 2020 chemical plant explosion that killed more than 170 people. Additionally, UNICEF estimated that some 100,000 children lost their homes. The blast was believed to be accidental, but an investigation continues, bolstered by the arrival of a team from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Lebanon faces multiple crises such as COVID-19, economic disruption, and food shortages. UNICEF has responded by sending water bottles to aid workers and residents and distributing medications and household items to residents. The agency was also working with the World Health Organization to replace personal protective gear lost in the explosion. Concerned about the children’s future, UNICEF looked for educational facilities for the 55,000 children whose schools were destroyed. To make a donation to the effort, go to www.unicefusa.org/ and designate your gift for the Lebanon Emergency. At the same site, you can contribute to the agency’s other ongoing efforts.