Through numerous partnerships in local communities and attention to the environment as well as availability of resources, the Jolie-Voight foundation has provided relief for communities across Cambodia.
The Maddox Jolie-Voight (MJV) Foundation is an organization founded by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in 2003 that provides support to communities living in extreme poverty in Cambodia to improve living conditions and works to protect the environment.
The foundation is named after Jolie’s first adopted son, Maddox Jolie-Voight, whom she adopted from Cambodia in 2002.
Angelina Jolie was in Cambodia filming the movie Tomb Raider when she had the idea for the foundation after being inspired by the resilience of the country’s people.
Angelina Jolie-Voight is an American actress, activist, and filmmaker. She is the Founder of Maddox Jolie-Voight and was a Speaker at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Stephan Bognar is the Chief Executive Officer of Maddox Jolie-Voight. He attended McGill University, Macquarie University (Australia), and the University of Vienna.
The Maddox Jolie-Voight Foundation aims to alleviate extreme poverty in Cambodia through a six-program approach