Last Saturday Shakira visited Cartagena and Barranquilla, where the construction of schools for children from poor families has already begun. On both ceremonies, the singer said speech, called on the authorities to invest more resources into the education of children and talked to fans. In Barrankille, where the star was born, Shakira left his palms and stop on the gypsum board, which after the school opening will be mounted in one of the walls.
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For Shakira, this is not the first similar action. Back in 1997, she founded the charitable organization The Pies Descalzos Foundation, one of the main objectives of which - the construction of educational institutions in Colombia. The La Caixa Banking Foundation and the Barcelona Football Club Charitable Foundation are collaborated. Shakira has already built four schools in Cartagena, Barracillia, Kibdo and Soch. The organization plans to allocate $ 9 million to future buildings.
In his speech, Shakira said that the Foundation chose the most remote areas for schools without any infrastructure so that the children live there could get an education. According to the singer, it is the training of a young generation that is able to end the devil, hunger and unemployment. "We live in the era of globalization, and if we want to live in a civilized and prosperous world, you need to invest in children. Help children is the most effective way to eradicate poverty, "said the star.