{"id":5301,"date":"2011-06-17T13:20:58","date_gmt":"2011-06-17T13:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/06\/17\/rwanda-trip-an-eye-opener-for-hollywood-star-jimi-mistry\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T13:01:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T13:01:56","slug":"rwanda-trip-an-eye-opener-for-hollywood-star-jimi-mistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2011\/06\/17\/rwanda-trip-an-eye-opener-for-hollywood-star-jimi-mistry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda trip an eye opener for Hollywood star Jimi Mistry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Actor visits post-conflict country to highlight child poverty for ActionAid<\/h3>\n

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\n BRIT Hollywood star Jimi Mistry has visited Rwanda to see firsthand how child
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\n The star of The Guru and East is East went to the country with ActionAid as part
\n of its Unforgettable Moments campaign to see how child sponsorship makes a huge
\n difference to the lives of children and their communities in Africa.\u00a0<\/div>\n

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\n Jimi, who is father to 10-year-old daughter Elin, has been sponsoring a child with
\n ActionAid for several years. He visited the post-conflict country to meet children
\n who are growing up without a mum or dad.

\n \u201cAs a dad, I want the best for my daughter, Elin. I kept telling her how excited
\n I was about the visit, but I had no idea what to expect,\u201d Jimi said. \n<\/div>\n

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\n \u201cI was amazed. Rwanda is a beautiful country with warm, humble and dignified
\n people and given the genocide in 1994 what I saw is even more remarkable.

\n \u201cActionAid\u2019s child sponsorship programme is part of what makes people
\n happy because it works, not just for one child but it changes the lives of whole
\n families and communities forever.\u201d

\n The visit took Jimi to Mpanga Primary School \u2013 a school that was moved from
\n the top of a mountain to the bottom thanks to ActionAid\u2019s child sponsorship
\n scheme.\u00a0 Previously, the school kids were exhausted by the time they reached
\n the school, and teachers were hard to find and even harder to keep, as the three
\n mile hike was so perilous.
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\n Jimi himself did the long trek uphill and also spoke with one school girl, Martina,
\n 13, who had come face-to-face with wild hunting dogs on the trek to school. Worried
\n for their children\u2019s safety, the community came together and with the money
\n raised from child sponsorship moved the school to the bottom of the hill and closer
\n to Mpanga village.

\n At the primary school Jimi also conquered a personal fear \u2013 milking a cow.\u00a0
\n Some of the children at the school suffered from malnutrition and the cow was purchased
\n with child sponsorship money to ensure children received the nutrition they need.
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\n \u201cOften the basics, like milk are taken for granted,\u201d said Jimi. \u201cHowever,
\n in Rwanda cows are expensive and because of poverty children often go without food.
\n Now, in Mpanga, children are flourishing and healthy and able to attend school.

\n \u201cIt was an unforgettable moment watching a little girl called Rachel, who
\n is just a little younger than my daughter, being given a regular drink of milk and
\n therefore the chance of a brighter future.\u201d

\n ActionAid is asking people across the UK to celebrate their unforgettable moments
\n just like Jimi.\u00a0 For 50p a day – the cost of a pint of milk – unforgettable
\n moments can be created for children across the developing world.<\/div>\n

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\n www.actionaid.org.uk<\/em><\/font><\/a> \n<\/div>\n

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