JOLIE SHINES A LIGHT ON PLIGHT OF ORPHANS

Angie loves children, they need love, care, attention and they're our future.
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Humanitarian actress ANGELINA JOLIE highlighted the plight of orphaned children around the world yesterday (26Apr07), with a fundraising appearance in Washington, D.C. The Tomb Raider star, who has three adopted children, was speaking at a press conference in the US capital to announce the launch of Global Action For Children (GAC), a charity that raises money for orphans in the developing world. Jolie said, "I am here to simply ask you to think about orphaned children not as a burden but as a great opportunity. "Their education is an investment in our future... They have had to work very, very hard to survive, but when they are given a chance, they grow strong, stronger than most. "This is a happy day because it is not often enough that these children are represented in this town." Last year (06), Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt donated $1 million (GBP500,000) to GAC.

And remember, she does all that because she really cares about people, and not to "advertise" herself ! Angie is sincere, she does what she considers right.
She is great and deserves all our respect.

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Angelina Jolie Applauds US Increase for Orphans Funding, But Says There Is More to Be Done

WASHINGTON, May 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Angelina Jolie, Honorary
Board Chair of Global Action for Children (GAC), applauded President Bush's
increase for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) funding, but cautioned
that there is more work to be done. The President called on Congress today
to provide $30 billion in funding for the President's Emergency Plan for
AIDS Relief, including care for OVC, over a five year period after the
President leaves office. This doubles the current funding of $15 billion
over five years which expires in 2008.
With regard to the increase for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Ms.
Jolie said, "We are all very grateful that the President has made this
major commitment to these children. These are the world's children and this
is the world's responsibility, and we hope that other G-8 countries will
follow his lead. I will continue to actively lobby on behalf of these
children and encourage Congress to follow through on this commitment."
Ms. Jolie came to Washington late last month for meetings with GAC
Executive Director Jennifer Delaney and senior officials at the U.S.
Department of State, to call on officials to increase funding to support
OVC programs and access to education. GAC is a nonpartisan advocacy
coalition focused on increasing funding for programs that support Orphans
and Vulnerable Children and provide free primary school education in
developing countries.
Delaney, added, "The US has made a noble effort in increasing funding
for OVC programs, and we'd like to see the other G8 nations do the same. We
hope that the US funding will be used to carry out the mandate of the
Orphans in Developing Countries Act, PL-109-95 signed into law by President
Bush in 2005. The Act calls for the establishment an office of a full time
high-level Special OVC Advisor tasked with coordinating government
agencies, so that funding is spent in the most efficient way possible to
reach as many children as possible."
GAC was formed in 2003 as a campaign organized by faith-based,
nongovernmental and student organizations dedicated to OVC and the
communities that care for them. GAC's unique strength lies in the diversity
of its partners and allies and its ability to mobilize a broad range of
constituencies to advocate for children.
To see Angelina Jolie speak on her commitment to Orphans and Vulnerable
Children click on:
http://www.globalact...akout/president
For more information please visit
http://www.globalactionforchildren.org.

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