Former England player, David Beckham is known for his charity work and he recently gave insights on an encounter with a little Filipino girl that made him break down in tears during the course of his philanthropic efforts for UNICEF after being named an ambassador for the global body.
Last month, Beckham was speaking at the UN General Assembly about poverty and how resources could be used to make the lives of disadvantaged children better. It was at this point he recounted the story of a little Filipina girl, who was a victim of Typhoon Haiyan.
The girl passed away in 2013 during the disaster, and left her family, including devastated parents, Trinidad Ojeda and Rodolfo Mueva, behind.
Beckham, recounting what transpired when he met the girl, said:
“I met a family in the Philippines – a mother, a father – who wanted to tell the story about their two young girls, Venus and Viana. On the night the typhoon hit, the family were on their roof trying to protect themselves.
“The mother, tired, scared, exhausted, said to the father, ‘Can you please take Viana,’ so the father did. He had Venus and Viana in his arms. Unfortunately, the father was knocked off the roof by one of the waves. He then woke up six hours later holding one of the girls.
“This was the night of the typhoon.
“A day and a half later, unfortunately, Viana was found face down and unfortunately, she had died. This was one of the most devastating stories I heard.
“But then I saw the great work Unicef was doing rebuilding houses, rebuilding families, and rebuilding schools. Rebuilding schools gave Venus and the other children in the village a bit of normality.
“That story will never leave me.”
The family not only suffered the untimely loss of their beloved daughter, they also saw their house and possessions taken away from them.
Despite their loss and struggles, they welcomed a new baby girl into the family recently, and claimed that while the birth of Venice could never replace their lost daughter, it certainly helped them find peace and heal from the pain.
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