Activist Ashley

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Hilal Nakiboglu Isler
Published: March 16, 2007Posted in: Celebrity, Charity, Daily, Health, Issues, NiraliTags:
Ashley Judd In India
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Ashley Judd joins a growing number of celebrities dedicating time and energy to the promotion of HIV/AIDS awareness in India.

The University of Kentucky-grad spent the week in India, meeting some of Mumbai’s sex workers on Monday. “The empowerment of girls and women is an essential tool to preventing the HIV/AIDS emergency from exploding any further,” said the actress, adding “There is a common problem worldwide and there is also a common solution.”

Judd, a YouthAIDS Global Ambassador, was visiting the country as a Population Services International board member and representative.”What makes Ashley’s trip to India so special is not only the fact that she cares so deeply for the AIDS cause,” Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen told reporters. “It is also because she is coming all the way to our country to raise funds for this cause.”

Almost six million people in India are currently living with the HIV virus.

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