PICTURES: Priyanka Chopra Jonas bonds with the kids in Ethiopia and the pictures are ADORABLE! PICTURES: Priyanka Chopra Jonas bonds with the kids in Ethiopia and the pictures are ADORABLE! After slaying at the 72nd Cannes Film Festival 2019, Priyanka Chopra Jonas headed to Ethiopia to raise awareness about education and to talk about the development of females in and around the Bambasi area. She visited the place as the brand ambassador of Unicef and was spotted interacting and enjoying with the kids and ladies around the place. She has always been the one to share her experiences with her fans and this time too, she shared a few pictures from her trip and we couldn’t possibly fall more in love with our Desi girl. The pictures are heart-warming and are sure to melt your heart. Take a look at the pictures and this is surely going to make your day a whole lot better than it already is! View this post on Instagram At the Bambasi Refugee Camp Primary School there is a shortage of trained teachers, with one teacher for every 89 students. This second grade class is taught by Hubahiro, she is a refugee child who is an 8th grade student at the school...she teaches grades 1-4 in the morning, and in the afternoon attends school to continue her education. Like her mother, who is also a refugee and teacher at the school, she earns a small stipend. When I first met the kids they were extremely introverted and timid. It took a lot of tickles and cuddles to get them to interact with me. Thank you Hubahiro for translating and helping the kids understand that I was a friend. @unicef @unicefethiopia #childrenuprooted A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on May 21, 2019 at 5:47am PDT View this post on Instagram This is Hasina (15), she is a 7th grade student who loves to go to school. She used to live with her sister and her husband, and without her knowing, her sisters’ husband was arranging her marriage to one of his friends...she was 12 at the time. One day when the man visited her house to pester her parents to marry her, she escaped to a friends house and the next day went to one of the community-based child’s marriage prevention platforms (alone), which she had heard about at school. She asked herself, if She married now, would she ever go back to school again? Hasina loves learning and wasn’t willing to trade her education or freedom for anything.That gave her the courage to stand up for herself. The community, along with the authorities, stepped in and stopped the marriage. The man was charged. It’s important to understand that it takes an immense amount of courage to go against these cultural “norms” that have existed for centuries. Hasina is a very brave girl. It was so heartening to see the elders in the community learning from the examples these young girls are setting, standing up against child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting. Education gave these girls that perspective. This community is an example of how change is possible. FEMALE RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. To make a difference and learn more about @Unicef’s efforts, visit UNICEF. Link in bio. A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on May 21, 2019 at 11:06am PDT View this post on Instagram Abda Abdulaziz, 26, arrived at the Bambasi camp in 2011 seeking refuge from the war in Sudan. Her 5 children were born in this camp and are being raised here, while her husband works as a laborer at a nearby farm - they see each other every two weeks for a few days. She said that if the violence in her country settles, she and her husband may consider going back, but she is not very hopeful that will happen. In the meantime, life in the camp allows her children to have access to an education. I met two of her daughters, Zulfa Ata Ey, 8, and Muzalefa, 10, at the primary school I had visited earlier in the day. Zulfa is at the top of her class and her mom is so proud. While they’re safe and her children are receiving an education, they are still living below the poverty line, and she’s desperate for the most basic supplies...like water, books, and clothes for her children. To donate and learn more about @Unicef’s efforts, visit UNICEF. Link in bio. (PS, the last video...Zulfa playing with my phone.) A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on May 21, 2019 at 11:59am PDT On the work front, Priyanka is going to be seen in her comeback Bollywood movie, The Sky Is Pink with Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim. The movie is based on the story of a couple who lose their kid to an incurable disease and decide to celebrate her life instead of mourning her death. Also Read: After Cannes 2019, Priyanka Chopra visits ETHIOPIA as UNICEF ambassador; shares the most heartwarming videos from the country! http://bit.ly/2M1QkpS