Editor's Note: Actress Drew Barrymore is an Ambassador Against Hunger for the U.N.' s World Food Program. Drew Barrymore says a tiny amount of money can bring nourishment and education to impoverished children. (CNN) -- I made my first trip to Nairobi after reading an article in The New York Times about schools and how they can change a child's life. Dollars could do wonders for one child in a year in Africa, providing food and education, it said, while children in so many other parts of the world have the luxury to spend that money on miscellaneous fun. The article made me feel one person could actively help another person; that I could tangibly help a child in need. A problem that had seemed so vast, so untouchable to me, suddenly felt smaller and more contained -- at least for the moment.Drew Barrymore: Nourishment and education are fundamental rightsShe says a quarter a day will feed a child in Africa and enable schoolingBarrymore: Africa trips made concrete a problem that at first seemed too vast
That, to me, is what the _ is all about -- people helping people -- and that is why I'm so very grateful to be an ambassador against hunger.