Los Angeles, Calif., Apr 2, 2009 / 05:24 am
Returning from a tour of relief projects in the Sudan, both the star and producer of the movie “Bella” praised the work while drawing attention to the plight of the Sudanese people. The two emphasized the need to put faith in action.
On the trip over $2 million in food, medicine and other aid was distributed under the aegis of the Persecution Project Foundation, the Human Rights Education and Relief Organization (HERO) and Manto de Guadalupe (MdG).
“I hope that all will recognize that it is possible to make a difference to those who are suffering," said Eduardo Verástegui, founder of MdG and star of the movie “Bella.”
The Persecution Project has helped build 26 new water wells in the Sudan, where an estimated 500,000 people have been killed in the Darfur region and two million more have become internally displaced refugees within the last six years.