Katy Perry is using her immense star power to draw attention to the children of one of Asia's poorest regions. The pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador recently traveled to the rural Ninh Thuan province in Vietnam, where she met many families with disabled children who lack proper education, water, sanitation and hygiene.
"It was heartbreaking to meet a grandmother who was left to care for four grandchildren after her daughter passed away. The family lives off a bumpy path in a remote village in the hills, and one of the grandchildren, a five-year-old named Linh, became severely malnourished. If a UNICEF-trained outreach worker had not come to the village, and made sure Linh got the care she needed, she might not be alive today," Perry, 31, described. "Linh is one of millions of children who face such challenges every day. That's something we should all be worried about."
"All the children I met have incredible dreams. We have to help them fight for those dreams. Investing in the most disadvantaged to give them a fair chance in life is not only the right thing to do, it is the best way to break the cycle of poverty and drastically improve children's health, education and well-being."
queen of helping people.
my head at the people using this harmless thread as an oppurtunity to shade other's kindness.