Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the ‘Most Powerful Actor and Actress in Hollywood’ according to The 2009 Guinness World Records, have donated two million dollars to help children affected by AIDS and tuberculosis in Ethiopia.

The donation will be used to create a centre, named after their adopted daughter, Zahara, to treat AIDS orphans and to develop a program to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis, the Global Health Committee said yesterday.

Jolie adopted Zahara, now 3 years old, from Ethiopia in July 2005.  Brad Pitt said in a statement: “It is our hope that when Zahara is older, she will take responsibility for the clinic and continue its mission.”

Reuters reported that the Jolie-Pitt Foundation has also helped set up a similar clinic in 2006 in Cambodia that is named after their son Maddox.

“Our goal is to transfer the success we have had in Cambodia to Ethiopia where people are needlessly dying of tuberculosis, a curable disease, and HIV/AIDS, a treatable disease,” Jolie said.

Angelina and Brad were also in the news today for inspiring Jamie Oliver to adopt a baby.

He told the Sun:

“I live at home with three girls and I need a bit of testosterone. If I can’t produce a boy I will have to adopt one. I would consider it.”

He said that he and wife Jools, 34, have been inspired by A-list pals Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who have three adopted children among their six.

Source: The Times Minor Matters

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