Heart Evangelista. Image: Instagram/@iamhearte
Heart Evangelista is rolling up her designer sleeves for a new charitable project.
The actress and artist announced on Instagram today that she will launch Big Heart PH on July 1, “a project that will help equip students in need with tools for them to be able to continue their education.”
She lamented students’ situation during the coronavirus pandemic, explaining, “Under the new normal, they would be required to comply with distance learning or forced to stop their education if they couldn’t [comply]. That means that each student would need access to their own tablet and internet.”
The actress took to Twitter in early June to give away tablets for online schooling. She also sold a painting which helped her buy 550 tablets.
She explained in her Instagram post that she has since wanted to do “something bigger” to help.
“I know this little project of mine will not be able to help everyone, but I know it will change the lives of those we are able to,” she said.
Evangelista has been active in COVID-19 relief efforts. She sold one of her paintings in May to raise funds for frontliners and has been using social media to personally reach out to people seeking aid. JB
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