18th Annual Gala: Toronto event raises over $700,000; gang violence disrupts Haiti students’ schooling

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Olivia Wilde's collaboration with Artists for Peace and Justice is pivotal in revolutionizing educational access for Haitian children. Following the devastating earthquake in…

Hollywood actress Olivia Wilde has been associated with an initiative that has worked to make education more accessible to children in Haiti, a country that has faced years of political instability, poverty and humanitarian crises. Through Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ), an organisation supporting education and community development, the effort helped establish a free school in Port-au-Prince following the devastating 2010 earthquake. According to the organisation's official website, what began as a school for 300 students has grown into a larger educational programme supporting more than 1,400 students each year.

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