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Paris Hilton Headed to Rwanda

by Nikki on September 26th, 2007

Paris Hilton is headed to Rwanda and she’s even making her house environmentally friendly. Guess there’s no Hummer in her future…

“I’ll be going in November, after I get back from filming my movie,” Hilton exclusively tells E! Online.

“There’s so much need in that area, and I feel like if I go, it will bring more attention to what people can do to help,” Hilton said of the region.

Wracked by genocide and tribal warfare, Rwanda currently has a life-expectancy rate of just 39 years and and only 41 percent of the population has easy access to safe drinking water, according to the humanitarian group CARE.

Hilton was originally invited to visit Rwanda by Scott Lazerson, of Playing for Good. Lazerson helped found the organization in 2006 to help high-end business and entertainment personalities become involved in a variety of charities benefiting children and families in need.

And don’t expect the Rwandan expedition to be Hilton’s last.

“I want to visit more countries where poverty and children’s issues are a big concern,” the 26-year-old socialite said. “I know there’s a lot of good I can do just by getting involved and bringing attention to these issues.”

Aside from her do-gooder plans, Hilton told E! Online that that she will also be working on her new Beverly Hills home to make it more “green friendly.”

“I just bought the house and haven’t been able to work on it yet,” Hilton said. “But I intend to.”

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