Scarlett Johansson (23) recently toured India and Sri Lanka for 10 days with Oxfam. Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
During her 10-day trip she traveled to Sri Lanka to see how the charity was helping in reconstruction projects after the 2004 tsunami, visited an Oxfam-funded school in Uttar Pradesh, got involved in a few healthcare projects and one domestic violence project involving Indian women.
Scarlett spoke to the press about her charity work: “It was nice to feel part of the community. Certainly your vanity is the last thing on your mind when you’re traveling in a place like this. It’s amazing to come home when you see people living in poverty. On one hand you’re thinking, my celebrity life is so surreal, but it’s my work and it helps me bring awareness to Oxfam.”
In 2008, Scarlett plans to pay a visit to US troops fighting overseas for non-profit organisation USO (United Service Organizations), and visit Africa as part of her work with Oxfam.
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