Entertainment Desk (November 05, 2018): Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira donated $40K to for the development of education in Colombia.
In an event organized in Columbia, Shakira met children and donated funds for the development of education. Where a school is soon to be established.
At the age of 18, she founded the Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation which currently provides education and nutrition to over six thousand impoverished children in Colombia and is expanding its work to other countries, including newly launched projects in Haiti and South Africa.
In October 2011, Shakira was named a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
In 2006, Shakira founded ALAS, a regionally-scoped foundation based in Panama, which has a focus on early childhood and pregnancy.
The singer donated 10,000 pairs of tennis shoes to impoverished children in her hometown of Barranquilla
Shakira has served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
In December 2007, Shakira traveled to Bangladesh to visit UNICEF-supported education projects. She also met with women and children affected by Cyclone Sidr.
“I am sorry for what happened to you,” she told cyclone survivors. “But things are going to get better again. I admire your resilience and your patience and how much you can still give when you have so little for yourselves.” She said.
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