How You Can Help Taika Waititi Raise Funds for COVID Relief With ‘Waititi and Friends’
Acclaimed filmmaker Taika Waititi leads a star-studded cast including Ryan Reynolds, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, brothers Chris and Liam Hemsworth, and more in an enchanting read-along.
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok) is supporting Partners In Health (PIH), a non-profit organization that assists in providing medical care to the most vulnerable communities, and is bringing some of his famous friends to join him in a delightful and classic read-along.
OY! I’m hosting a reading series of James and the Giant Peach by @roald_dahl to raise money for @partnersinhealth, a global health non-profit fighting COVID-19. I’m also joined by a few mates along the way. Go to https://t.co/4LTfNltYEn for the 1st two episodes. #taikaandfriends pic.twitter.com/VGq7DnCYvM
— Taika Waititi (@TaikaWaititi) May 18, 2020
In an effort to raise money for PIH, Waititi, along with the Roald Dahl Story Company, is headlining a ten-part charity series wherein he reads Dahl’s classic and timeless children’s book, James and the Giant Peach. PIH aims to provide vulnerable communities across the globe with medical treatment, especially those most susceptible to COVID-19. The organization’s ultimate goal is to purchase 100,000 rapid and contact COVID-19 tests, sending them to the vulnerable areas across the globe. Each test costs $5, meaning a donation of $20 can provide four tests to people in need. You can learn more about Partners In Health here. The Roald Dahl Story Company has pledged to match up to a million dollars donated to the organization.
Head on over to www.roalddahl.com/taika-and-friends to catch all ten episodes. You can also view the episodes on YouTube.
