Hollywood heartthrob Julia Roberts has joined Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves as its brand ambassador. The Oscar winning actress will be the first brand ambassador who will highlight one of the most deadliest health issues.
THE GLOBAL Alliance for Clean Cookstoves today announced that Academy Award winning actor Julia Roberts will serve as its global ambassador, helping to bring attention to one of the most urgent health problems facing women and families around the world: deadly smoke from unsafe and inefficient cookstoves.
Roberts first learned about the Alliance earlier this year while interviewing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for a special to be broadcast on the Oprah Winfrey Network. “Extraordinary Moms,” presented and executive produced by Roberts, airs Saturday, May 7 from 8–9:30 pm.
As global ambassador, Roberts will help raise awareness about the millions of people who face health effects, accidents or death in developing countries due to the reliance on traditional cookstoves and open fires that use wood, coal, charcoal, or animal waste for fuel.
“Nearly 2 million people around the world – mostly women and children – die each year from an activity that many of us take for granted: cooking for our families,” Roberts said. “I am proud to stand with Secretary Clinton to work to reduce the senseless and preventable deaths from unsafe cooking conditions in developing countries and I look forward to contributing to the important work of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.”