Perry, 35, who is already a goodwill ambassador
for United Nations children’s organization UNICEF, met the
British heir-to-throne at a meeting of the Trust's supporters
and advisers in Mumbai last November while he was on a visit to
India.
"I was impressed by their strong plan - from on-ground
initiatives to fundraising - that will aim to cut child
trafficking in half," Perry said in a statement.
"That is why I am especially honored to be named an ambassador
for the British Asian Trust’s Children’s Protection Fund, and to
help shine my light on the work that the British Asian Trust
will be doing in South Asia, and to be a part of finding
solutions to child-trafficking."
Perry's appointment will be announced at the Trust's annual
royal dinner at London's Banqueting House which will focus on
anti-trafficking measures and plans to combat child labor. The
event will also be attended by British ministers and
philanthropists.
The charity, founded by the prince and British Asian business
leaders in 2007 to fight poverty, inequality and injustice in
South Asia, said there are believed to be 5.8 million children
working in forced labor in India, with many having to work 15
hours a day.
(Reporting by Michael Holden; editing by Stephen Addison)
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