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Angelina Jolie meets Haiti earthquake victims
by Ishita Sood - February 10, 2010 - comments
Angelina Jolie with the President of Dominican Republic on Monday.
New York, February 10 -- Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited Haiti earthquake victims on Tuesday. The 36-year-old actress, who represents the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, met with UN officials in Port-au-Prince.
The actress has previously visited Iraq, Thailand, Pakistan, among a few other countries with UNHCR.
Jolie also visited an SOS Village camp for orphans where she was cheered by Haitians who shouted, “Angie! Angie!”
The actress also took a trip to Dominican Republic. A Haitian charity chief hailed Jolie as an ‘angel’ for visiting the earthquake-wrecked country.
The Haiti earthquake, which took place on Jan. 12, killed more than 200,000 people.
Jolie visits Krabacher’s charity
Jolie also visited Suzie Krabacher’s charity. Krabacher is the founding President of Haiti Children (Mercy and Sharing). She founded the charity in 1994 along with husband Joe Krabacher.
“I think Angelina is an angel for visiting the area and bringing more attention to all the work that still needs to be done in Haiti and I wish her the greatest success,” said Suzie.
Unfortunately, Krabacher lost four children and six workers during the earthquake. Krabacher’s services help both children and elderly.
Jolie to visit Jacmel
Other than that, Jolie also visited a camp which takes care of 33 Haitian children. However, it is not confirmed if the actress spoke to any children in the camp.
The American actress also visited a ‘Doctors Without Borders’ hospital in a Port-au-Prince suburb for which she and her husband Brad Pitt had earlier donated $1 million.
On Wednesday, Jolie is expected to visit the southern city of Jacmel that includes a camp for homeless people after the quake.
Jolie and Pitt's philanthropic work
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are well known for their philanthropic activities around the globe. In 2006, Jolie announced the founding of the Jolie/Pitt Foundation. The actress also co-chairs the Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, founded at the Clinton Global Initiative in 2006.
Jolie has received various awards for her humanitarian work. In 2003, she was the first recipient of the Citizen of the World Award by UN.
In 2007, Jolie became a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and received the Freedom award by the International Rescue Committee.