Charlize Theron Helping in Africa

While many celebrities can raise awareness for different charities or causes, no one does it quite like Charlize Theron. First of all, she is deeply committed and involved with the work that happens in her foundation – the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project. In fact, for the last nine years, she was in southern Africa helping the people protect themselves from HIV.

Furthermore, she is looking for results and understands the many programs in her foundation. Finally, she can influence people that can help further her cause. Plus, she speaks her mind and that makes it easier for others to trust her and the vision of the foundation.

From giving children a fighting chance to making them feel special and important through the work at the foundation, Theron is making a real difference. The work that Charlize is doing is very important, however, the way she helps the children is just as valuable as she is building their self-esteem.

In 2008, she was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace, for her work in South Africa. Theron is involved in many pro-choice rallies, animal rights and women’s right organizations over the years. In 2016, she was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Many people don’t realize that Theron is from South Africa and her ancestors are German, French and Dutch. In fact, she is from an Afrikaner family and “Theron” is an Occitan surname that is pronounced “tron” in Afrikaans. She is named after her father – Charles – as Charlize is the feminine version of Charles with the Afrikaans suffix -ize added.