Angelina Jolie joined a talk with Time about the novel coronavirus pandemic to give a message of hope
“As of this week, over a billion children are out of school worldwide because of closures linked to coronavirus,” Jolie . “Many children depend on the care and nutrition they receive during school hours, including nearly 22 million children in America who rely on food support. No Kid Hungry is making resolute efforts to reach as many of those children as possible.”
Parents and caregivers seeking meals for children can text the word “FOOD” to 877-877 to find emergency food distribution sites in their neighborhoods in select states, with more joining on a rolling basis. Jolie also made a donation to the UN Refugee Agency and sent support to the schools she funds in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Kenya and Namibia to help ensure they can continue teaching and learning through the pandemic.
She currently funds 10 schools in Cambodia through the Maddox Jolie Pitt Foundation, set up in the name of her oldest son who she adopted in the Asian country. She also gives to the On a worldwide scale, Jolie is working with UNESCO on the establishment of a Global Education Coalition to help children access distance learning during the period of school closures.
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