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Comic Relief will stop sending celebrities to Africa

Focus on Africa

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The UK charity Comic relief will stop sending western celebrities to Africa after criticism that stars like Stacey Dooley were going to Africa as "white saviours". Instead, its fundraising appeals will be made by local film-makers with a "more "authentic" perspective. Alaso Olivia is from No White Saviours, an organisation based in Uganda that advocates for equitable change. She told the Âé¶¹Éç’s Nora Fakim why this was a good decision. (Photo: Stacey Dooley was criticised for a fundraising film she made in Uganda last year. Credit: STACEY DOOLEY / INSTAGRAM)

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