Danielle's brave mission I'M GOING INTO A WARZONE

The humanitarian actress is off to Ukraine to highlight the plight of mums and kids

- Wendyl Nissen

Kiwi actress Danielle Cormack is quirky, funny and full of energy. As she chats to the Weekly, she pauses briefly to show her two new guinea pigs sitting next to her. She also apologizes for being a bit tired because she has just done a five-hour recording of an audiobook she's reading "and I still have no idea what it's about!" she laughs.

But one thing which is always clear about Danielle is her advocacy work and in this case her work for Child Fund, for which she has been an ambassador since 2006.

As Bea in Wentworth and Scarlet in Rake.

At the moment, it is all about Ukraine because since late February, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, 90 percent of the five million people who have fled the country have been women and children, and half of those women are travelling alone.

Danielle is soon to head off to Moldova, which is on the border of Ukraine, where she will be working on the ground to help these women and children.

"ChildFund has partnered with a sister agency who are on the ground there, and we're involved in offering psychological support for kids, giving them toys and colouring books to distract them from the things that are going on around them," she explains. "And because they've been displaced, getting them clothes, nappies and baby formula - basic essentials."

When she gets there, it will be hands-on, getting footage to share with the world and encouraging people to sponsor children who need help.