Model, actress and UNICEF UK supporter #">Rosie Huntington-Whiteley took a journey to Cambodia in April this year to make an appeal film to be broadcasted on ITV’s Soccer Aid on this upcoming Sunday, 8 June.
Rosie travelled with UNICEF to observe overcrowded slum villages around the country's capital, Phnom Penh, meeting children who are struggling against poverty, hunger and disease.
"The slums around Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, are crammed with children running around without shoes. They live in the most basic conditions, surrounded by dirt, rubbish and sewage in searing 37 degree heat. There's limited access to clean water, medicine and food. Every day is about survival for these children. It was shocking and sad to see," said the model in a statement via UNICEF.
I’ve been so inspired by the children I’ve met on my first day in Cambodia, despite the conditions they live in."
"It was heartbreaking to meet a mum whose baby daughter died from diarrhoea when she was just six months old because of the sewage and dirty conditions."
When children get ill here, they don’t always have access to medicine or clean water to be able to get better."
"I was shocked to learn that around 50 children under the age of five die every day in Cambodia from diseases that can be easily prevented, like diarrhoea. Yet it costs so little to help save a child’s life. That’s why I’m supporting UNICEF’s vital work through Soccer Aid, and you can too."
"Buy a ticket to the match at Old Trafford on Sunday 8 June to be a part of Soccer Aid and help UNICEF change children’s lives all over the world."
Soccer Aid will be taking place on Sunday 8 June at Manchester’s legendary Old Trafford stadium and will broadcast live on ITV in the United Kingdom.
Two star-studded squads of football legends and the world’s biggest stars will compete in an electrifying football match all in aid of UNICEF’s work for children.
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