Angelina Jolie Honors Malala Yousafzai and Donates $200,000 to Malala Fund
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- Published on Friday, 05 April 2013 04:39
- Written by The Daily Beast
At the Women in the World Summit, Jolie made an emotional tribute to the young Pakistani activist—who made a special appearance via video to talk about her new education fund.At the close of the first day of the Women in the World Summit Thursday night, Angelina Jolie presented Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year because of her impassioned advocacy for girls education. Following the horrific attack, Vital Voices, with a donation from the Women in the World Foundation, established the Malala Fund to be directed by the 15-year-old. In a video address, a miraculously healthy-looking Malala announced that she will use the fund to help with the schooling of girls in Pakistan.“This is the happiest moment of my life,” Malala told the audience, adding, “If we can educate 40 girls, we can educate 40 million girls.”Jolie recounted the horrific circumstances of Malala’s attack, which the young girl said she had almost been expecting. Malala had nightmares about the possibility, Jolie said, and vowed that if the Taliban attempted to kill her she would “tell them that what they were trying to do was wrong, that education is our basic right.”During her hospital stay in London, Malala's father told her that a newspaper poll named her the sixth-most-influential person in the world. The seventh was President Obama. When her father asked if that made her feel good, Malala replied, “No. I don’t think human beings should be categorized."After Jolie, who is the special envoy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, left the stage, Tina Brown announced that the actress had recently made a personal donation of $200,000 to the fund.“The only thing that mattered to Malala was school,” Jolie told the packed audience at the Women in the World Summit. “They shot her at point-blank range in the head—and made her stronger.”
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Angelina Jolie opens all-girls school in Afghanistan
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- Published on Tuesday, 02 April 2013 04:28
- Written by Entertainment Today
Angelina Jolie's big heart has made an even bigger difference: The UNHCR Goodwill ambassador exclusively confirms to E! News that she has opened a school in Afghanistan. Jolie chose to fund the girls-only primary school in an area just outside of Kabul, a region that traditionally favors boys' education over girls'.Angelina picked the village as the site of the school due to its high refugee population — regional fighting caused many locals to flee when their homes were destroyed, but since the collapse of the Taliban regime, families are slowly starting to return to the once-devastated area.).The school itself currently educates between 200 and 300 girls and has already proven to have a huge impact on the local community.Meanwhile, Jolie's not stopping there, and already has plans to open other similar institutions, vowing that this will be just the first of many. As for how Brad Pitt's fiancée is bankrolling her goodwill gesture, Jolie is releasing her personally designed jewelry collection, the Style of Jolie, to retail stores for the first time. She will use the profits from the line's no doubt hefty sales to build even more schools around the world."Beyond enjoying the artistic satisfaction of designing these jewels, we are inspired by knowing our work is also serving the mutual goal of providing for children in need," Jolie told E! News exclusively.And how can you get your hands on the Jolie-designed range? The newly expanded collection will go on sale this week. And 100 (yes, 100) percent of the profits will go towards Jolie's new foundation, The Education Partnership for Children of Conflict.Jolie and her long-term jewelry designer, Robert Procop, have spent years collaborating on the collection."We launched this collaborative collection with the intent that 100 percent of the profits will go to charity," Procop said. "The intention was to create something beautiful but more importantly to provide children an opportunity to have an education."The beauty of these creations is matched by the beauty of spirit behind Angelina's most heartfelt mission—to empower children in crisis. The first funds from our collaboration together have been dedicated to the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict and we have recently completed a school in Afghanistan.
"For me it's an honor to have the opportunity to be a part of creating this line with Angie, as we both believe every child has a right to an education."Many of the pieces in the collection are based on a unique design Jolie created for a necklace she gifted to Pitt—a historic tablet shape. As for the rest of the line, Angelina spent countless hours exploring coloring, gemstones and different shapes she was drawn to."These designs are timeless; they reflect her chic sense of style and also feminine strength," Kam Heskin, the spokesman for the Robert Procop Design Studio, told E! News. "There are so many pieces that make this collection beautiful and unique."The Style of Jolie will be available exclusively in Tivol, a Kansas City jeweler. Tivol will be holding a special event to launch the collection this Wednesday."Tivol, with their historic reputation and dedication to family values is a wonderful retail partner to launch our collection in the U.S.," Jolie told E! News."Tivol is a quality company known for carrying high-end jewelry brands that has been family-owned for several generations," Procop added. "The Tivol family has been so gracious and instrumental in planning this event."
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Angelina Jolie: Gisozi Genocide Memorial Visit
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- Published on Tuesday, 26 March 2013 18:02
- Written by Just Jared
Angelina Jolie lays a wreath at the Gisozi genocide memorial during a ceremony on Tuesday (March 26) in Kigali, Rwanda.The 37-year-old actress and UNHCR goodwill ambassador was joined at the site by the British Minister for Foreign Affairs William Hague.The duo laid wreaths in a ceremony that took place almost on the 19th anniversary of the country’s 1994 genocide.The day before, Angelina and William flew into the Democratic Republic of Congo to speak about sexual violence in the area, according to the UK Telegraph.
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Angelina Jolie Visits Congo Rescue Camp for Women During Trip to Africa
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- Published on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 05:41
- Written by E! online
Angelina Jolie's do-gooder ways continue.The 37-year-old actress and goodwill ambassador headed to Africa this week as part of a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner.Yesterday, Jolie, along with the U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague, visited a rescue camp for women in the Democratic Republic of Congo to raise awareness of war zone rape.Brad Pitt's lady looked stunning in pants and simple white shirt while meeting with local men, women and children at the campsite.Too cute! Pax & Maddox play soccer in the park.The Oscar winner was also still sporting a gold band on her left hand in place of her engagement ring.Earlier today, Jolie and Hague laid wreaths at the Gisozi genocide memorial during a ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Hague and Jolie campaign for anti-rape plan
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- Published on Monday, 25 March 2013 21:31
- Written by ITV
Foreign secretary William Hague will travel with Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie to Africa this week to raise awareness of warzone rape.Hague and Jolie will visit survivors of rape and sexual violence on a tour of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, said the Foreign Office.The pair are expected to call on all governments to help eradicate sexual violence in conflicts when they meet local political leaders.Angelina Jolie has worked with Hague before, launching the UK's Preventing sexual Violence Initiative in London last year.Her 2011 film In The Land Of Blood And Honey depicted the experiences of women in the rape camps set up during ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and was a catalyst for the new initiative, the Foreign Office said.Angelina Jolie said: ""This visit is about hearing first hand from people who have endured rape and sexual violence during the conflict in the Eastern DRC."We want to identify ways in which the international community can help them to rebuild their lives."Unless the world acts, we will always be reacting to atrocities, treating survivors rather than preventing rape in the first place."I welcome the United Kingdom's efforts to galvanise the international action that is so desperately needed."The visit comes three weeks before the foreign ministers meet in London with their counterparts in the US, France, Canada, Japan, Germany, Russia and Italy for the annual G8 summit.William Hague said: "Rape is often used as a weapon of war in conflict zones around the world. It destroys people's lives and communities in the most horrific manner imaginable."Yet more often than not the international community looks away, the perpetrators of these brutal crimes walk free and the cycle of injustice and conflict is repeated. We have to shatter this culture of impunity."Hague and Jolie will urge G8 members to agree landmark measures to secure justice for survivors of sexual violence and deter perpetrators.
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