Trisha is now UNICEF Celebrity Advocate for Children’s rights
The UNICEF has conferred on Trisha Krishnan the status of celebrity advocate. The actress is now expected to support the cause of children’s rights, including those of adolescents and young people. UNICEF says she will lend support to efforts for addressing anaemia, child marriage, child labour and child abuse.
Participating in an event at the Crowne Plaza, organised to announce the honour, Trisha said, “I feel honoured. I commit myself to create more awareness on health, education, nutrition and protection of children, especially the adolescents and young people in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. I would support the efforts of the government to make Tamil Nadu malnutrition-free and open defecation-free.”
The actress, like all celebrities, stressed on the education of girls. She called their education a “magic bullet” which could eliminate social evils like child marriage and child labour.
“If all the girls attend school up to 18 years, we can eliminate child marriage and child la our. In the long run, girls’ education will also contribute to reduction of maternal and infant mortality and malnutrition among children,” Trisha claimed.
The programme was also attended by M P Nirmala (Chairperson of Tamil Nadu State Commission for Protection of Child Rights), Sugata Roy ( UNICEF communication specialist) and representatives from child rights organizations and academic institutions, among others.
