Actor Idris Elba is teaming up his cousin, who is a nurse, to open up a health clinic in Sierra Leone. Elba’s father is from Sierra Leone and although Elba himself has never been to the country he plans on visiting very soon. It’s great to see celebs giving back and helping people in need! See exactly what Idris said after the jump.
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It’s been reported that Idris Elba, along with his cousin, who’s a nurse, are planning to fund and open a heath care facility in Sierra Leone, to provide support for sick families in the country.
Elba, who was born in the U.K. to African immigrant parents – his father from Sierra Leone and his mother from Ghana – has never visited his father’s homeland, though that’s something he plans to to address very soon.
As he was recently quoted in the Observer magazine: “It’s embarrassing. I have to go. There are plans, serious plans! I can’t wait. I want to go to Sierra Leone with something — whether it’s some sort of contribution to health care, or to the entertainment industry. My cousin is a nurse; we are talking about opening a clinic.â€
