Earlier this week we saw photos from Angelina Jolie‘s visit to Tunisia on behalf of the United Nations in her role as Goodwill Ambassador and today we get to see new photos of fellow actress Demi Moore‘s visit to Nepal for a charity mission of her own. While Angelina was doing refugee work in Tunisia, [...]
Earlier this week we saw photos from Angelina Jolie‘s visit to Tunisia on behalf of the United Nations in her role as Goodwill Ambassador and today we get to see new photos of fellow actress Demi Moore‘s visit to Nepal for a charity mission of her own. While Angelina was doing refugee work in Tunisia, Demi was working a sex trafficking documentary for CNN. Check out deets and photos from Demi‘s trip below.
Angelina Jolie isn’t the only Hollywood actress lending her star power to a good cause. Demi Moore has just spent five days in Nepal where she is filming a documentary for CNN on the sex trafficking trade. She visited Maiti Nepal, an organisation aimed to protect women and girls from the crimes related to the sex trafficking industry and she met with Anuradha Koirala, the charity’s founder. The 62-year-old former school teacher last year won the coveted CNN Hero Of The Year Award for her work through the charity. The two women took part in a press conference raising awareness of the charity and its work. Demi, 48, and Anuradha posed for pictures together and met with dozens of the women and girls helped by the organisation which, to date, has rescued over 12,000 women from sex slavery. During her five day visit Demi was also escorted to Bhairahawa, one of the main entry points to Nepal from India for traffickers bringing women and children across the border. She also visited Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. That too was recorded for the documentary by the accompanying CNN team. Demi posted a message on her Twitter about the trip saying: ‘Excited to be visiting Annuradha and Maiti Nepal today with @CNNFreedom Project! She has rescued over 12k women and girls from sex slavery!’ The sex trafficking trade is a cause close to Demi’s heart as she started her own charity supporting the issue called The Demi And Ashton Foundation, alongside her husband Ashton Kutcher. The charity aims to raise awareness about child sex slavery and help victims.
It is so inspiring to see photos from the humanitarian visits that these celebrities do because so many of us cannot just jet around the world to help others in need despite the fact that we are all well aware that the need is great. If visits to Tunisia or Nepal like these can inspire others to help out in any way they can then I hope there is much publicity possible. As always, it is very heartening to see celebs take time out of their bizzy schedules to help others in this way. Women like Angelina, Demi and most especially Anuradha Koirala are true heroes … because they not only care enough to help others but they actually extend the effort to work for change. These are the kinds of stories that we should celebrate and share. Well done, Demi.
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