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“Lets fight for children’s dreams” Says Katy Perry on her visit to Vietnam
Katy Perry uses her stardom to talk about the problems in Vietnam’s rural areas
As the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Katy Perry travelled to Vietnam's rural Ninh Thuan province which is one of the country's poorest and most remote region, to visit the UNICEF programs that are aimed at assisting impoverished families with disabled children.
"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," said Perry. "Linh is one of millions of children who face such challenges every day. That's something we should all be worried about."
During her visit, she spent a day at Quang Son Day-care center. The center looks after the children with disabilities as well as children who are in minority in the area.
"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," said Katy in an interview.
The 31-year-old has been working as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since December 2013.
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