Published 23:08 IST, September 16th 2019

Priyanka Chopra: Some Of Her Charitable Activities You Should Know Of

Priyanka Chopra is one of the iconic actresses of our times. Besides her incredible talent, she is also into philanthropic activities, which you must know of

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Priyanka Chopra is one Indian actress who has been in news constantly. Be it her 'aww-dorable' relationship with her husband Nick Jonas, or positive buzz surrounding release of her forthcoming film with Farhan Akhtar, Sky Is Pink Dostana actress has always been in public eye. Ever since she won title of Miss World in 2000, Priyanka has gone ahe to make her own indelible mark on national and international st, with her illustrious film career and philanthropic activities. We take a look at some of most interesting philanthropic activities of our Desi Girl. 

Priyanka is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassor 

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1. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassor

Priyanka was appointed as national Goodwill Ambassor for Child Rights in 2010. Upon her appointment, UNICEF representative Karin Hulshof said, "She is equally passionate about her work on behalf of children and olescents. We are proud of work she has done with us so far on child rights, and we are thrilled about all what we will be doing toger so that child gets left behind." First introduced in 1954, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassor is a role that aims to espouse ideals of UNICEF.  role of  UNICEF Goodwill Ambassor is to use ir fame to draw attention to important issues. 

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2.  Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education

Like a lot of celebrities, Priyanka has her own charitable foundation established to help people. She set up foundation in state of Minnesota, USA. Priyanka donates ten per cent of her earnings to fund foundation's operations and she also covers educational and medical expenses for seventy children in India, fifty among whom are girls. Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education helps provides support to unprivileged children across country in areas of education and health.

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3. Helping Cancer Patients

In 2014, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, selected Priyanka Chopra as one of his nine minees called "Navratna" in 2014 for his flagship, high-profile sanitation campaign called  Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. She also opted a tigress and a lioness from Birsa biological and also looked after ir expenses for a year. Priyanka also donated $ 72,000 to Nanavati hospital in Mumbai for a cancer ward. This ward was named after her far and was inaugurated in 2013. 

13:11 IST, September 16th 2019