US pop start visits poor children in Vietnam
VOV.VN -American pop star and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Katy Perry has visited poorest districts in Ninh Thuan province to see UNICEF work in climate change response, child survival, education and early childhood development; water supply, sanitation and hygiene.
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| According to UNICEF’s website, following a visit to Vietnam, Katy Perry is calling for increased focus on children being left behind in one of Asia’s fastest growing economies. |
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Katy’s visit is designed to capture the public attention to critical issues impacting the millions of children who are not benefitting equally from prosperity in a way the majority living in Ninh Thuan. |
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On her first day in the province, she visited a school supporting children with disabilities |
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Katy also visited a junior high school for ethnic students who were empowered by the opportunity to have access to higher education |
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Katy revealed that many students did not want to follow in their parents’ footsteps |
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| She said they dream of being doctors and teachers and breaking the cycle of poverty their parents are living in. |
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| Across all its programmes in Vietnam, UNICEF supports the government and other partners to pursue an equal agenda for all children in the country and especially for children from ethnic minorities and low income families, children with disabilities, and children at risk of exploitation and abuse. |
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