Yet Another Reason Why
I love Salma Hayek! Salma (we are secretly friends and she has demanded that I refer to her by her first name) recently visited Sierra Leone on a humanitarian effort with UNICEF and Pampers. If you didn’t see her on Oprah about a year ago, let me fill you in. Salma is the spokeswoman for the Pampers “One Pack = One Vaccine” campaign which supports UNICEF’s efforts to eliminate tetanus. For each pack of specially marked Pampers diapers sold, parent company Proctor and Gamble donates the cost of one tetanus vaccine to UNICEF.
To be honest, up until seeing this video I didn’t pay much attention to the diapers I was buying. I buy Pampers brand regularly but never made an effort to grab the package with the special UNICEF sticker on it. I watched the Oprah episode with Salma but at the time I unconsciously, and perhaps selfishly, decided that this effort wasn’t “close to home”. I have now changed my ways…Sorry Big O, but Cynthia McFadden beat you on this one!
Click on the link below titled, “Salma in Sierra Leone” to watch this video and you will see why. The video is both heartbreaking and inspiring all at the same time. I hope you get as much out of it as I did. Keep the Kleenex handy and when you are done crying let me know what you think…
-Victoria
Tags: Africa, Cynthia McFadden, Salma Hayek, tetanus, UNICEF
February 8th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Victoria, its a small world but she likes for me to only refer to her as Salma as well. Who knew we had such friends in common! I have long been a supporter of the UNICEF efforts and after reading your blog was thrilled that others out there are aware of the problems abroad. I urge you and all your readers to look into ways to help the less fortunate. Many times we can do this by buying products we already use in everday life such as your pamper example.
Keep up the great work, my partner and I LOVE your website and enjoy your stories of motherhood.
February 8th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
This video was so moving. I had never heard of the “One Pack = One Vaccine” campaign. To see those precious little babies suffering when there is a treatable vaccine is a crime. Kudos to Salma Hayek for her work and to you, Victoria and your blog for educating us on this very, very worthwhile effort. I’m buying this product and telling my friends about this.
February 8th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
I’ve been out of town and missed checking out your blog. This one moved me to tears. I don’t wear pampers, but I’m buying them anyway.
February 8th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
The video is very moving! Thanks Victoria for posting this video on your Blog and educating the public on an impotant issue!
February 8th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Yeah for Salma and Pampers! Huggies are horrible, take if from me, mother of 3.
February 9th, 2009 at 12:21 am
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February 11th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I’m not a fan of disposable diapers, so I can’t get too enthusiastic about Pampers, but I will say that I think Selma Hayek is awesome for being an advocate of breastfeeding. Have you seen this video?
http://www.parentdish.com/2009/02/10/salma-hayek-shares-her-breast-milk-in-africa/
February 11th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Oops, I didn’t mean to post anonymously. That last comment was from me.