In 2007 she founded the “Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project” and together with her partners they fight in the face of extremely difficult situations and problems
She is one of the most successful actresses and producers in Hollywood. Oscar winner Charlize Theron, although she has lived away from her country for more than two decades her heart remains there. “It’s not that I’m biased because I’m from South Africa“, says the actress in an interview with Town & Country. “It is one of those places that is truly special. You can ask anyone who has been“, he explains.
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But growing up there in the 1980s, in the midst of the AIDS outbreak – the disease that still plagues the country – was traumatic for her. “I was about 10 years old and people around me were dying and scared. Now we know it was HIV and AIDS, but back then not many people had that information. It left an impression on me from a young age that was always hard to shake off».
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In 2007 she founded the “Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project” and together with her partners they fight in the face of extremely difficult situations and problems. According to the United Nations, 7.5 million people in the country are living with HIV, while violence in the country remains rampant. More than 100 rapes are reported every day, but only one in nine victims report it and only 2% are convicted. During the pandemic gender-based violence escalated drastically. “People had to stay home with their abusers. There was a femicide in South Africa and no one was really talking about it“, said the star.
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