Overview

• Jana Ina and Giovanni Zarrella were officially appointed UNICEF Patrons on July 2 when they signed a formal agreement to champion children’s rights
• They will use their public profile to support initiatives that ensure children grow up in safe, violence-free environments and receive quality healthcare
• Jana Ina’s experience in Brazil’s public school system, which she has called “a catastrophe,” has driven the couple’s push for accessible, high-quality education
• As parents of two, they plan to draw on their own family histories in hospitality and single-parent households to instill values like gratitude, humility and diligence
• They join a roster of prominent UNICEF Patrons in Germany and are expected to bolster programs on child protection, development and participation