Maria Bello Brings Change To Haiti
Posted on Aug 09, 2011 @ 04:00AM - Add a comment
By Leah Ornstein - Radar Style & Beauty Editor
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January 2010, actress Maria Bello and a group of women started the WE ADVANCE charity to improve the health, safety and well-being of women throughout the slums of the ravished country's capital city, Port-au-Prince.
Angelina Jolie Tours Hospital In Haiti
Posted on Feb 09, 2010 @ 05:22PM - 26 comments
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie landed in Haiti Tuesday and headed to a Doctors Without Borders Hospital in the Delmas neighborhood of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince.
PHOTOS: Angelina Jolie Tours Hospital In Haiti
As RadarOnline.com previously reported Jolie was in the Dominican Republic Monday, visiting with Haitian children that are in the neighboring country to receive medical treatment following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12th, killing more than 200,000 people.
Brad And Angelina Rush To Aid Haitian Quake Victims
Jolie also took time to meet with the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez at the presidential National Palace.
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Is "An Angel" Says Haitian Charity Chief
Angelina takes her role as Goodwill Ambassador seriously, and never lets the threat of danger or disease get in the way of her duties. She has previously visited other war torn and disaster damaged countries with the UNHCR to raise awareness of the plight of the world's refugees, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan.
PHOTOS: Angelina Meets With The Dominican President
Angelina also isn't afraid to put her money where her mouth is, she, along with partner Brad Pitt, was one of the first in Hollywood to rush to the aid of Haiti, following news of the massive quake, donating $1 million to assist in rescue efforts.
Angelina Jolie Visits Haitian Refugees And Meets With Dominican President
Posted on Feb 08, 2010 @ 06:45PM - 26 comments
Angelina Jolie jetted off to the Dominican Republic Monday following her short stop in Miami where she joined Brad Pitt and eldest son Maddox to cheer on the New Orleans Saints to victory in the Super Bowl.
PHOTOS: Angelina Meets With The President Of The Dominican Republic
Jolie visited with Haitian children that are in the Dominican Republic to receive medical treatment following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit their country on January 12th, killing more than 200,000 people.
Brad And Angelina Rush To Aid Haitian Quake Victims
Angelina toured the pediatric wing of Dario Contreras Hospital in Santa Domingo with it’s director Hector Quezada and Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, the son of famed Peruvian writer, Mario Vargas Llosa.
Angelina also met with the President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez at the presidential National Palace.
PHOTOS: Brad And Angelina’s Super Bowl PDA
It is reported that Jolie, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, will travel to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday.
Angelina, along with partner Brad Pitt, where among the first in Hollywood to offer their support to the ravaged country, donating $1million to Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Heroes Star Jimmy Jean-Louis' Video Diary From Haiti - Trapped Victims Texting For Help
Posted on Jan 22, 2010 @ 01:29PM - 4 comments
Heroes star Jimmy Jean-Louis is exclusively sharing with RadarOnline.com his most heartbreaking home video yet from his native Haiti, still recovering from a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake ten days ago as well as several frightening aftershocks that have followed.
In his moving new video, the actor shows us the horrific extent of the damage in Port-au-Prince; as he shoots video from his moving car, we see collapsed building after building, and we hear Jimmy poignantly say "everything is down... everything is down."
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Heroes Star Jimmy Jean-Louis Makes Plea For Injured Haitian Girl
Posted on Jan 20, 2010 @ 06:45AM - Add a comment
As yet another powerful earthquake hit Haiti Wednesday, Heroes star Jimmy Jean-Louis, exclusively for RadarOnline.com, continues to chronicle his heartbreaking journey back to his native land of Haiti as it recovers from last week’s devastating quake that has left the country in ruins.
In his latest video shot by Jean-Louis, he shows us the long lines outside of the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as desperate people, mainly of whom are Haitian-Americans, try to escape the poor Caribbean nation.
