The poverty-stricken streets of Africa were the backdrop for 19-year-old Super model Gemma Ward.

Gemma Ward spoke to an Australian Newspaper for the first time after a recent trip to Malawi brought her face to face with the crushing poverty that makes her life on the catwalks seem almost comical.

Several super models have lent their name (and faces) to important causes around the world, though a good many more have not taken advantage of their fame to help a charitable organization. It’s great to see that at such an early age, Ward already has that sense of giving back.

For Ward, going to Malawi was a life-changing experience.

Her career is white hot and planning to capitalize on that, the 19 yr. model has a goal of raising $500,000 in the next four years to fight poverty in Africa.
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