Actress, singer and UNICEF Ambassador Selena Gomez made a special trip to Nepal, where she met with child survivors of exploitation and abuse. She saw the impact of UNICEF’s programmes that help children survive and develop and called the trip an “eye-opener”.
“This visit to Nepal was extraordinarily powerful — at times, devastating and heartbreaking, but also incredibly inspiring,” she said. “At first when you witness children living in extreme poverty you wonder how it is possible that they can be deprived of their basic human needs and rights. Then you talk to these children and you see hope, promise and a bright future.”
Selena visits an early childhood education classroom at the child-friendly Satbariya Rapti Secondary School
A student shows Selena her school work
Selena has the chance to speak with volunteers and expectant mothers about the health care they receive at the 24-hour birthing centre
Selena shares a smile with a student while the early childhood education class gathers for a group photo
Selena embraces the women of the Paralegal Committee and Gender- Based Violence Watch Group after hearing of their work
After performing a skit about the importance of sanitation facilities and hygiene practices, a group of children call upon Selena to demonstrate their proper hand-washing techniques
Selena meets with girls who had been recruited into the armed conflict in Nepal. She learnt of the support services that UNICEF has provided to them to build a better future
Selena walks with in line students from an early childhood development classroom as they finish their school day
