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Bono's Wife Brings Hope To The Children Of Chernobyl
The Sunday Mirror,
April 27, 1997
She mixes with the rich and famous in Manhattan with her superstar husband.
But the thoughts of Ali Hewson, wife of U2's Bono, are thousands of miles in the cancer-ridden hell that is Chernobyl. This weekend is the 11th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl reactor, and Ali's played a major role in organising the biggest-ever aid convoy 1.5 miles long that arrived in Minsk yesterday. Ali is no ordinary rock babe. Driving a truck with aid across Europe is more her style. As patron of the Chernobyl Children's Project based in Cork she has led countless missions of mercy to a place where the death rate is higher than the birth rate. "Ali doesn't travel like Princess Di on charity work," said a Project spokesman. "She doesn't look for any special privileges but mucks in. You could be working alongside her and not realise her husband is worth Ł80 million and is in U2." But this year Ali decided to put her husband first and accompany him on tour in America. Yet she still phones the campaign's HQ at least once a day. "She's a family woman too," said a project spokesman. "But she still keeps in close contact and knows exactly where the convoy is." If you want to help, send your donations to Chernobyl Children's Project P.O. Box 211, Cork. © Sunday Mirror, 1997. All rights reserved.
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