Gavin Rajah Named UNICEF Ambassador

20-08-2007 11:58

Gavin Rajah, the top South African designer and humanitarian activist, has been named as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

The announcement came at the close of last week's Cape Town Fashion Week where Gavin was recognised for his great contributions to the lives of South African children and their families.

"I am deeply honoured by this appointment, I have always been a great admirer of UNICEF's work to protect the children of the world and I am proud to have been given the opportunity to help UNICEF protect, care for and stamp out the most abhorrent crime of violence against children, particularly those in my own country. We must all work harder to create safer conditions for children to grow up in. There is no future without children," said Gavin.

The advocate of traditional African fashion was welcomed to UNICEF by Macharia Kamau, UNICEF South Africa Country Representative.

"Through his generous philanthropy and advocacy and his impressive creative achievements as a fashion designer and entrepreneur, Gavin Rajah promotes the rights of women and children to protection from violence, abuse and exploitation, and actively supports the development of critical life skills for young people," she said in tribute to Gavin.

While working with UNICEF, Rajah will champion child protection, focusing on the care and protection of orphans and other vulnerable children like those in child-headed households, and for their right to grow up in healthy, safe environments, free from the scourge of violence.

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