Drew Barrymore donates money for children in Kenya · 2008-03-04 19:09
Drew Barrymore has donated $1 million of her own money to help feed thousands of school children in Kenya.
The 33-year old actress announced her pledge on The Oprah Winfrey Show to kick off the U.N. World Food Programme's $3 billion "Fill the Cup" campaign that aims to feed 59 million hungry school children in developing countries for a year.
The agency hopes the U.S. will be able to donate enough money to feed 10 million of those children.
Drew, who is a WFP ambassador against hunger, said, "I have seen with my own eyes what a difference a simple cup of nutritious porridge can make in a child's life. It helps them learn, stay healthy and sets them on a track for a bright future."
The Charlie's Angels star has travelled to Kenya twice in the past two years for WFP, OK! Magazine reports.
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