We all know about the
global warming and about starving children, but without doing anything. Many
famous people go forward as good examples when they choose to use money and
time to help. Because of their status, people will notice their actions and
maybe follow the same direction?
The famous singer
Shakira is one of these famous people who choose to give her time and money to
people who need them more than herself. Shakira has founded among others the
Barefoot Foundation and ALAS.
Shakira founded the
Barefoot Foundation in 1997, with the aim of helping poor and impoverished
children. It provides education and nutrition to over six thousand children in
Colombia and the Foundation is also expanding to other countries like Haiti.
She also founded
foundation ALAS in 2006. ALAS focuses on early childhood and
pregnancy, and is based in Panama.
Shakira has been appointed higher titles, among other things, she was
named a member of President Obama’s Advisory Commission on Educational
Excellence for Hispanics. In addition, she is currently a UNICEF Goodwill
Ambassador.
She don’t
just found organizations, she knows just what to do to make a great day for a
poor kid. The artist donated 10,000 pairs of tennis shoes to poor kids in her
hometown. The donation of ten thousand shoes is a quite small donation compared
to other examples. Shakira donated $45 million to charity in 2007 (http://www.nme.com/news/shakira/31456)
She believes
in the glam effect, just look at her quote from UNICEF’s website:
“I believe that I have to use the
resources provided by my artistic career in order to tell people about real
problems in the real world, and I know that I have to contribute to the search
for real solutions. I’m sure that our planet will be a better place if each one
of us will take responsibility for the needs of others.”
Sources:
Kristin
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