UNICEF / BRAZIL MILLIE BOBBY BROWN

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown met adolescent girls and young children while in São Paulo, Brazil, this week, to hear about their lives, the challenges they face, and how they are pursuing their dreams. UNICEF

• Video Length: 00:03:18
• Production Date: 19 March 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: CHILDREN; EDUCATION; GOODWILL AMBASSADORS
• Geographic Subject: BRAZIL
• MAMS Id: 3352650
• Parent Id: 3352650
• Alternate Title: unifeed250319g

Description

STORY: UNICEF / BRAZIL MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
TRT: 03:18
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 16 MARCH 2025, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

Shotlist

1. Various shots, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown talks to girls about empowerment and menstrual dignity
2. Various shots, teachers explain how the Busca Ativa Escolar project works, in partnership with UNICEF Brazil
3. Various shots, Brown visits the school's green area and learns about different local fruits and vegetables
4. Various shots, Brown helps adolescent girls to plant a tree
5. Various shots, Brown participates in an art activity, painting a tile wall together with the school children
6. Various shots, Brown takes part in a capoeira class with children

Storyline

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown met adolescent girls and young children while in São Paulo, Brazil, this week, to hear about their lives, the challenges they face, and how they are pursuing their dreams.

During the visit, the Emmy-nominated actress – who earlier this month delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters during the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to champion girls’ rights – visited a school in the Cidade Tiradentes district of São Paulo and met with a group of teenage girls.

The girls shared with Millie some of the obstacles they face, including the different treatment between boys and girls in school, the importance of education, particularly around menstrual dignity, and the need for girls to advocate for themselves. They highlighted the need for more support and encouragement for girls.

In Brazil, adolescent girls face many restrictions to their rights. Period poverty – a lack of access to supplies including pads, water, soap, and bathrooms, as well as information about periods – affects 15 million girls across the country, limiting school participation. Adolescent girls also experience higher unemployment and underrepresentation in apprenticeships.

Violence remains a critical issue in Brazil, with one case of sexual violence against girls reported every eight minutes in 2023. In 2020, 14 percent of births across the country involved adolescent mothers, often leading to educational and economic setbacks.

UNICEF works with the Government of Brazil and local authorities to improve education, protection, and employment opportunities for vulnerable girls and boys in neighbourhoods such as Cidade Tiradentes that face high levels of violence, poverty and out-of-school children.

During the visit, Millie also met with school staff and learned about UNICEF’s Active School Search project that helps identify children who are out of school and support their return to the classroom. To conclude, Millie helped paint a mural with students and joined a physical education class to play a traditional Brazilian game of capoeira.

During her time in Sao Paolo, Millie also spent time with UNICEF Brazil Ambassador Maisa Silva to discuss their work with UNICEF and girls’ rights.