'We wanted to get young people to talk about the things they could take control of to save their own lives,' Charlize Theron tells PEOPLE
keeps her grounded and focused. “It really is everything,” Theron, 44, tells PEOPLE. “You can see the effect that a little bit of work that we do here has for people who so desperately need it. That’s the thing that keeps me going because this work will break you down.”
To begin, the group held classes at their first mobile clinic, but early resistance brought her to tears. “I remember sitting in our first class and everybody didn’t want to say a word,” she recalls. “They were embarrassed and had been told their whole lives this is a subject you don’t talk about. I remember that night and Ashlee George, our Executive Director, and I just cried. We were like, ‘This is never going to change.
Since 2007, the organization has partnered with 10 local charities to amplify their work. One partnership, in particular, has allowed them to reach over two million teenagers, providing access to computers and phones for them to safely ask questions.And this year, CTAOP launched a scholarship program for kids with strong potential, but who simply don’t have the means to continue their education.
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