Orlando in Nepal for UNICEF, December 2007

In December 2007, Orlando Bloom visited Nepal on a four-day journey to various programme sites in the western districts of Kaski and Chitwan.
Besides touring UNICEF programmes, he visited Chitwan National Park and Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha.
In Kalika village, Orlando’s forehead was smeared red with the ‘tika’ with which local women had welcomed him, and he wore garlands of flowers they had given him upon his arrival with the guests from UNICEF.
The members of a children’s club at a local school in the hills of Pumdi Bhumdi had a success story to narrate to Orlando. As the children explained, they have been instrumental in promoting safe hygiene and sanitation practices in their village.
In Pokhara, Orlando mingled with over three dozen blind girls and boys. He also played a small role in a mini-drama the children were recording that day for the UNICEF-supported radio programme ‘Saathi Sanga Manka Kura’ (Chatting with My Best Friend).
The drama dealt with the plight of girls in a hostel without a female warden. Orlando played the role of a guest who tries to offer the girls advice. “Talk about your problems,” he said, consulting the script provided by the children. “There’s no need to feel shy. It’s always good to talk about issues that concern you.”
Later, sitting cross-legged in the yard with children surrounding him, Orlando learned more about their studies, their ambitions and their world.
source http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nepal_42416.html

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Here is a video that shows the trip of Orlando in Nepal:

thanks to Ka-Bloom for the video

Orlando for Soccer Aid 2008

In July 2008 Orlando travelled to Nepal with the Soccer Aid film crew. Their mission was to get an understanding of how people in rural Nepal get clean water.
You can read the narration of their trip at this link:
http://socceraid.unicef.org.uk/page.asp?page=34

Nepal is a beautiful mountainous country where many famous rivers have their source. Despite this, clean water is in desperately short supply for most of the population. Last year, 13,000 children died as a result of illnesses caused by drinking unsafe water.
UNICEF is working with its partners to build and maintain more taps and clean water outlets in Nepal. A lack of clean water and sanitation facilities means that children are getting sick or even dying. In some cases, children are missing out on an education due to illness, which is the best chance they have of building a better life.
Soccer Aid raised funds which will help UNICEF and its partners to:
- provide five new water supply outlets in the Udayapur district that will serve over 650 people
- repair and improve of four water schemes serving over 850 people in the Dadeldhura district
- employ local maintenance workers to manage the operation of their water system
- install clean water supply outlets and there training and education for the communities and schools about sanitation and how to look after the water systems in place.

Here is the appeal that Orlando recorded last year supporting this project:

thanks to Ka-Bloom for the video

InStyle website, stragglers

In December 2008, the website of InStyle magazine posted some pictures of Orlando during his trips in Nepal, and some quotes from Orlando himself.


credit to http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20240461_20241965,00.html

Orlando visited Nepal for UNICEF, December 2007

In December 2007, Orlando paid a visit to Nepal as UNICEF ambassador. In this occasion, Orlando was involved as a guest in a radio programme called " Chatting with My Best Friend". This radio programme, produced by a team of young professionals from the non-governmental organization Equal Access Nepal, has won the 2008 International Children's Day for Broadcasting (ICDB).

At this link: http://www.ssmk.org/node/157 there is an article about his visit and experience with the children.