Mumbai: The gorgeous beauty Dia Mirza, who celebrates her birthday today is known for lending her support to human causes. This time former beauty queen has joined hands with 'Save the Children' NGO. 


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Dia, who has appeared in several successful Bollywood films is also a proud Swachh Bharat ambassador. She is highly active and an effective voice in supporting many social causes, most notably nature conservation and children’s welfare. 


This time Dia, who is an Artist Ambassador for 'Save the Children' NGO has committed to help raise awareness about malnutrition, quality education, gender equality and child trafficking. She will use the reach of her celebrity to champion the rights of children in India and around the world. On this day she also made an impassioned appeal in a video message to create an unstoppable movement for change.


“I firmly believe that every person is born to make a difference. And I am thrilled to associate myself with Save the Children – the leading NGO for children; that is truly creating a big change in the areas of education, health, protection and humanitarian needs. My aim is to draw more attention to the organisation’s work so that greater support from government, corporate entities and individuals can be mobilised to benefit the most marginalised children.” said Dia Mirza, Artist Ambassador, Save the Children.



Despite ratifying the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 24 years ago, 1.2 million children are still struggling to survive till their 5th birthday, 84 million have never been to school and 7.8 million are still engaged in child labour. Dia Mirza’s association with Save the Children will go a long way in amplifying the voices of the most poor and excluded children. This is the moment for children to voice their call to action.


“We welcome Dia Mirza as an ambassador to Save the Children family. This association will go a long way in amplifying the voices of children. Public figures like Dia Mirza play a significant role in our effort to bring rights of children on top of the public agenda. They are respected influencers and what they say through their work can change perceptions to lead the way to a better country for all children.” said Thomas Chandy, CEO, Save the Children.



Dia strongly believes that every child has innate rights which need to be protected in all situations. 


She believes that we must listen to children and let them be our guide to a more sustainable future in which inequalities are reduced, extreme poverty is eliminated and addressing climate change through disaster risk reduction.


 Every child has the right to survive and thrive, right to play, right to quality education and right to live free of any violence. Children are the change makers for the future, adequate healthcare, nutrition and quality education are the solution to ending the vicious cycle of generational poverty.


Save the Children works across 20 states of India; it focusses on issues related to education, health and protection of children, humanitarian work especially for the most deprived and marginalised children.