The newest Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, Katy Perry By Wen Shi Breaking news! Katy Perry is the newest UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. What a wonderful and talented woman she is! She embodies several different identities: she is an actor, a singer and a songwriter, but now she also has a new identity, UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador. In this role, she will represent UNICEF to help children across the world. I’m so glad that UNICEF invited me to this special event on Decem...

I am José David Mendoza. I am 15 years old and live in Colombia. I currently study in technical and administrative assistance in National Service for Training SENA in high school. I knew the work of Child & Youth Finance International during the Global Money Week in March this year. I participated in a series of activities that took place in my school for an initiative of SENA. Since the moment I committed to the program it led me to be a speaker at the IV Latin American Con...

It was a great opportunity for me to meet someone famous generous like katy perry and participate in her event, because she wants to be part of UNICEF, and support people all around the world. When she went to madagascar for a trip, she learned a lot about how people were living there. For example, she described how she saw children walking through mountains to get to school barefoot. When she came back to the U.S.A, she inspired a lot of people because what she experienced in Mada...

It was a great honor listening to Katy Perry speaks at UNICEF House on December 3, 2013. I am thankful that I could attend this special event in which she officially became UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador. Her participation motivated me to be part of UNICEF. My favorite part was watching the music video of Katy Perry in Madagascar, which is used for her new song, Unconditionally, and seeing her sign the contract that made it official that she is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador....

An event to remember I’ve never been so honored to witness such a great person become the voice of youth and the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF. I was so surprised when UNICEF announced that the celebrity of all celebrities was going to be with us. The Queen of Pop, Katy Perry, was the purpose of the ceremony. My favorite part of the whole experience was watching the music video for her new song, Unconditionally, because I saw a different side of her that we don’t usually se...

On December 3, 2013, I participated in the Katy Perry event with my school, The Brooklyn International High School. It was amazing! Our school was invited to attend this special event at the UNICEF House in New York City where Katy Perry was going to be announced as UNICEF's newest Goodwill Ambassador. I liked meeting Katy Perry and the UNICEF staff. Katy talked about her trip to Madagascar with UNICEF to help children there. My favorite part was hearing Katy Perry talk about her t...

On December 3, 2013, my high school, Brooklyn International, was invited to attend an event in which UNICEF’s new Goodwill Ambassador was announced. When I entered the UNICEF house, I felt so happy because inside the building there were pictures of children from around the world. Those children looked poor, like they don’t have an opportunity to get an education. I felt proud because I have the ability to advance my education. But it also made me think of those less fortunate....

On December 3, 2013, my classmates from The Brooklyn International High School, and I attended an event at UNICEF House to announce UNICEF’s new Goodwill Ambassador. It was such an amazing experience that I feel that I have met not just a person, but an idol. In fact she is one of my personal idols and the idols of millions of people. The best moment of the day was when I saw her new music video for the song, Unconditionally, and how it is relevant to Unicef’s work. Of course,...