angelina jolie and daughter zahara jolie-pittAngelina Jolie has said she and Brad Pitt are planning a trip to oldest daughter Zahara’s native Ethiopia to show their children about the realities of life in the developing world.

Angelina, with Brad’s support, adopted Zahara in 2005 and are funding an AIDS centre in the country through their charity, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. Over the last few years, the couple’s family has grown in size to six children and they have travelled extensive - but mostly just within Europe and around the US.

Now Angelina has said she thinks the older children can understand enough about their situation to visit the African country: “[The children will] be in Ethiopia in a few weeks and they won’t have everything they have here, so we show them different worlds.

“They help buy candy and shoes and water, then take it to the local people, hang out and talk to the kids. They see that the world isn’t balanced.

“Instead of preaching to them, we’re showing them and hope that sinks in - and they’ll find in themselves a desire to help strike a balance.”

She hinted that while over there, she and Brad may also look into adopting their seventh child - but they’d prefer a child from South America: “We’ve thought about South or Latin America, but it’s very complicated. Brad and I aren’t married, so, as a technically single woman, there are lots of countries I can’t adopt from. And, as a technically single man, most countries wouldn’t allow Brad to adopt at all.

“Some countries won’t let you adopt a child if you already have a child of the same gender at home.”