LOLA ROCK JOURNEYS TO GHANA
Lola Rock,7, the daughter of Comedian Chris Rock and Philanthropist Malaak Compton-Rock, took a journey to West Africa, Ghana earlier this month. Lola and her mom traveled to Ghana as Global Ambassadors for a project spearheaded by a partnership between Journey for Change: Empowering Youth Through Global Service and Touch A Life Foundation:
The partnership will focus on advocating for the elimination of child trafficking, with emphasis on addressing child slavery on Lake Volta in Ghana. The inaugural event is a March 5-14, 2010 trip to Ghana where Journey for Change Youth Global Ambassadors will join Touch A Life Foundation child trafficking survivors for a transformational week of education and service. The trip will culminate with a fact-finding mission on the waters of Lake Volta and the completion of a school for child trafficking survivors in the Kete Krachi region of Ghana(Source).
Lola Rock and a rescued trafficked little girl at Touch A Life Foundation's Tema House in Tema, Ghana.
Click here to watch featured videos about this wonderful project.
Lola Rock at Elima Slave Castle in Elima, Ghana. Lola learned about slavery and as an African-American was able to connect to her African past and ancestry.
Check out:
Anderson Cooper’s coverage of the trip
Photos:Twitter/AngelRockProject
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- ola Rock with Gregg, a rescued child slave.
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awesome philanthropy
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She is such a cutie.
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wow lola went to ghana.look like she had a good time.some people will never get the chance to leave the united states.
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I’m 14 and got the chance to live in Ghana for two years. it was a challenge, and i struggled quite ALOT, but I do believe everyone shouold visit africa before dying.
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It looks like she had fun. I wish I could go to Africa. She a cute female version of her daddy.
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cosign on getting to the motherland one day
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Her mother spit her out! It is crazy how much they look alike.
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Seems like a great experience, and yes she is beautiful. They seem to be great parents from what I see in the media.
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What a wonderful experience…these are the perks I would enjoy if I was a celebrity or married to one.
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That is wonderful the Rocks doing big things!!
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Way to go, starting Lola off young with giving back and helping out.
Lola looks like a little earth princess in these pics. Beautiful smile and some real cuties among the Ghanaian children featured.
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That is an AMAZING experience!!!!! Child trafficking/slavery..all of these things are horrible! I’m so glad people somewhere were able to help these children!
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It’s good that the Rocks are teaching their children about charity at an young age. When children are trafficked, what are they trafficked for?
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Cheap or free labor and probably and most disgustingly of all ( I truly hope this is not the case here): s-e-x.
We must protect our children all over the world. Again so glad that hands are reaching out where needed.
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That’s an awesome idea. Great work kidd-o!
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Looks Like Lola had a bLast going to Africa! ive been on this earth for aLmost 20yrs..and never visited another continent! lol..Lucky her. im happy for her that shes getting the experience and Learning lots about her History @ a young age! im sure she will appreciate her hair even more. =)
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Thats wonderful.
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When did she get so big? they grow so fast. She is so pretty, looking like both of her parents.
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What a great experience for her. She looks like mommy. She is cute and so is the little girl featured with her in the second picture.
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Im teary-eyed I bet the feeling cannot be discribed
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All of the kids are adorable. Ghana is where most of our ancestors came from.
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SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE HER MAMA.
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Hope she experienced Ghana’s rain forest. That’s why I want to travel there before I die. Lola looks like she really enjoyed herself. How wonderfully educational. Lucky girl!
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I am from Ghana and being living in the US for some years and Ghana is truly a nice place just like in US. It is depicted so wrongly (Africa) by the media but if you ever get a chance to go in your lifetime visit a country in Africa like Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Senegal, Egypt or others. I miss Ghana great weather all the time because its on the equator.
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Meda wo ase, CC. Just want to show you universal gratitude by saying thank you to you in Ghananian language.
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I am so happy when we black go to africa in general. But i am more excited when i see blacks go to west africa because that is where are roots are truly sorry not south africa west africa
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I’m from Ghana but was born in the UK…Ghana has a very goood history and I’m proud to be Ghananian!hope every1 leaves the states or the UK and visit Africa whenever they get the chance!
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