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| Leonardo DiCaprio with children from SOS Children's Villages in Maputo |
During filming for his movie, "Blood Diamond", Leonardo DiCaprio had the opportunity to meet and work with 24 orphaned children from the SOS Childrens Village in Maputo, Mozambique.
The children were asked to be extras in the film and got to spend part of their summer break traveling to the movie set and working with the actors. DiCaprio was extremely touched by his interactions with the children and was thrilled to be a part of such a memorable experience for them.
SOS Childrens Villages opened its first village in Mozambique in 1986, after 16 years of civil war in the country had left many children orphaned and destitute. There are currently three SOS Childrens Villages in Mozambique, home to hundreds of children orphaned as a result of war, poverty, and disease.
