From the Cannes red carpet to the refugee camps of Ehtiopia, Priyanka Chopra proves why she is the queen

The actor is spending time in Ehtiopia with refugee children and is continuing her philanthropic activities as the Unicef's Goodwill Ambassador
Priyanka Chopra
Priyanka Chopra

After an impressive appearance at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival, actor Priyanka Chopra is now in the limelight for a different reason.

The actor is spending time in Ehtiopia with refugee children. The actor shared a series of photographs and videos of herself with the children from Addis Ababa. Priyanka who is Unicef's Goodwill Ambassador is in the Ethiopian capital fulfilling her philanthropic duties. She also met Sahle-Work Zewde, the first female president of the country.

Priyanka shared a touching post about one of the refugees from the Benishangul-Gumuz Region. She wrote, "This is Hasina (15), she is a 7th grade student who loves to go to school. She used to live with her sister and her husband, and without her knowing, her sisters’ husband was arranging her marriage to one of his friends...she was 12 at the time. One day when the man visited her house to pester her parents to marry her, she escaped to a friend's house and the next day went to one of the community-based child’s marriage prevention platforms (alone), which she had heard about at school. She asked herself, if She married now, would she ever go back to school again? Hasina loves learning and wasn’t willing to trade her education or freedom for anything.That gave her the courage to stand up for herself. The community, along with the authorities, stepped in and stopped the marriage. The man was charged. It’s important to understand that it takes an immense amount of courage to go against these cultural “norms” that have existed for centuries. Hasina is a very brave girl. It was so heartening to see the elders in the community learning from the examples these young girls are setting, standing up against child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting. Education gave these girls that perspective. This community is an example of how change is possible. FEMALE RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. To make a difference and learn more about @Unicef’s efforts, visit UNICEF. Link in bio."

 

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