ANGELINA JOLIE a story of success
she has been such an inspiration to others and me. Not only is Angelina Jolie a prominent actress but with the money that she gains and the things that she does, she also helps children and adult .Angelina has said that she first become aware of the extent of the problems people around the world face when she filmed Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in Cambodia in 2001. She later said that seeing and meeting the people of that war-ravaged country 'opened my eyes.' The suffering of the people in Cambodia caused Ange to contact the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to find out how she could help. She then went on her first overseas mission - an 18-day trip to Sierra Leone and Tanzania.
She followed that up with a two-week trip back to Cambodia and then met with Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Not long after she was named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and her humanitarian work really got going.
Angelina is beyond admirable in her courage for visiting highly volatile areas, during her time as a Goodwill Ambassador she's visited Darfur in Sudan during the verocious conflict there, Chad during its civil war, Iraq and Libya during the Libyan revolution
Angelina has also set up and financed many charity organisations. In 2003, she founded the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (after her first son, Maddox, who she adopted from Cambodia) which is dedicated to community development and environmental conservation in Cambodia.
Angelina Jolie understands that giving is the ultimate key to a fulfilling life. Although she’s gone through her ups and downs, Jolie has found true happiness in helping the world as she states “I just started to see the world as it really is and it completely shocked me and changed my opinion on everything... on life and my values and certainly my own sense of self.” She is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissions for Refugees (UNHCR), and as a result has been on many trips to 3rd world countries to help causes and aid the poor. The part-actress, part-humanitarian, being an example to everyone around the world that helping people is what makes life worthwhile, Angelina Jolie knows that pursuing your goals is not enough, you must also give back if you want to be truly successful.
reference: http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/blogs/suzannah-ramsdale/543046/angelina-jolie-how-she-s-become-an-inspiration.html
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