February 2015: Tom quietly made his first visit to South Sudan. The focus of his first mission to South Sudan was learning more about children who have been forcibly recruited by militia groups.
May 2016: Tom was interviewed on BBC News and spoke more about Unicef’s work in the region. When asked about the criticism on actors doing humanitarian visits Tom said, “I hope that I can give those children a voice. I’m lucky enough to have a platform where certain people – some people, not all people – want to hear what I have to say. So, I want to use that platform to stand up for the most disadvantaged children on this planet because nobody else is going to.”
November 2016: Tom made his second visit to South Sudan. He again spoke with BBC News/BBC Global “The cost of the civil war on children has been profound and deep, and I wanted to go back and see what had changed… I think it’s a forgotten country. In many respects it’s a forgotten war and that’s why I’m here today: I feel a duty to speak up for these children… I’ve seen extraordinary despair and struggle but I’ve also seen the joy of what happens when it works; when you see young boys and girls who are brought back to their families. I’ve seen more tears of joy than I’ve ever seen in my life…"
January 2017: After winning the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Limited Series, Tom used part of his acceptance speech to thank the humanitarian workers in South Sudan: I dedicate this to those out there who are doing their best.
February 2017: Tom showed early footage from his upcoming South Sudan documentary during a special Unicef screening in London
May 2017: Tom Hiddleston recorded an appeal video bringing more attention to the Famine Crisis in East Africa; affecting the countries of Nigeria, Yemen, Somalia, and South Sudan.
Still to come… Tom’s South Sudan Documentary (currently scheduled to be released in late 2018)
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