Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie, partner to Brad Pitt, is the star of several blockbuster movies. During the shooting of the first Tomb Raider movie, much of which was shot on location in Cambodia, Jolie came to witness the beautiful environment, immersive culture, and rampant poverty of the nation.
After Cambodia, Anglina Jolie took a trip to Sierra Leone and Tanzania in 2001, The purpose of that fateful trip was to discover first hand the conditions that refugees must suffer. The UNHCR assists over 20 million refugees in 120 countries around the world. They were created to protect and safeguard the well-being and rights of refugees. They believe that refugees have a right to seek asylum in another country and will actively seek to engage nations to integrate and support those refugees.
Angelina’s contribution has greatly assisted in generating more widespread attention to this worthy cause. Though in Jolie’s case this is not merely superficial. To further increase public awareness, Jolie has released several personal journals of her experiences during field visits.
As well as the physical effort that Jolie contributes, her foundation with partner Brad Pitt, called the Jolie-Pitt Foundation recently donated USD$1 million to groups working in Darfur. Darfur is a region in war ravaged Sudan, which Jolie has visited three times already.