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MARCH 2012
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Myleene leads call to stop hunger l Myleene Klass receives a warm welcome from the villagers of Baroikhali in south west Bangladesh
M
yleene Klass struggled to hold back the tears on a fact-finding mission to Bangladesh and Mozambique in support of Save The Children. The singer and TV personality was appalled to see the level of child malnutrition in these countries while helping to raise the profile of the charity’s ‘No Child Born To Die’ campaign. Myleene, who has taken on the role of Save the Children ambassador, said: “Over half the population of Bangladesh live on less than $1 per day.
Wasting
l Myleene meets six-month-old Rabbi during a visit to the nutrition unit at the Ad Din Hospital in Dhaka
“Mothers here are totally helpless, unable to afford the costs of food that their children need. “Babies are literally wasting away in front of their parents eyes simply because they’re not getting enough of the right things to eat,” she added. The staple food of this region is rice – coarse rice because it is cheaper. One kilogram costs less than
Photos: Darren Fletcher/Save The Children
half a dollar. A family of six use this for one meal but many can’t afford it every meal. Mum of two Myleene spent a week in impoverished parts of Bangladesh meeting children and their families who are helped by Save the Children. Speaking about her new role, Myleene said “Having met children who are in such desperate and sad positions, I feel enormously humbled to be invited to become an ambassador for Save the Children. “As a mother of two young children, I understand only too well that nothing in life is more important than the health and wellbeing of your children." l Read more about Myleene’s extraordinary visit on Page 13
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