5/26/2023 0 Comments Totto chan by tetsuko kuroyanagi![]() ![]() “At that time, there was a severe shortage of food, clothes and so many more things,” said the longest serving active UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. Tetsuko came to Juba for the first time in 1993 during the Sudanese civil war, and met hundreds of barefoot children. She spent time at the Totto-chan Centre, a trauma care facility in the nation’s capital, during her seven-day tour, and listened to the dedicated staff and the children who have been affected by armed conflict. Tetsuko, one of Japan’s most famous celebrities, is a renowned actress, popular television host, bestselling author and humanitarian. Recently, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi visited the Totto-chan Centre for the very first time. Since then, it has saved the lives of thousands of children in South Sudan and neighbouring countries. ![]() ![]() JUBA, South Sudan, 1 April 2013 – It is a shelter of hope and survival she helped build 17 years ago. Twenty years after she spearheaded a fundraising campaign to build a trauma care centre for children associated with armed forces, beloved celebrity and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Tetsuko Kuroyanagi meets the ‘first child’ of the Totto-chan Centre, South Sudan. ![]()
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