November 30, Estoril, Portugal--The infamous symbol of Latina success , Shakira, ships out to Portugal today to represent the non-profit organization ALAS.ALAS is known for its prominent affiliations with Latin American artists, business leaders and intellectuals. Their goal is to mobilize Latin-American society towards the implementation of integrated early childhood public policies, so that every child from zero to six years old has access to health plans, education and nutrition.
Shakira has completed many acts of philanthropy to help out the youth from her homeland, Colombia. In fact, she has decided to open up five schools in her hometown Barranquilla, Columbia, and recently made a trip to Chile to highlight a serious issue of Latin America’s underprivileged youth and their poverty.
While in Chile, Shakira had also met President Michelle Bachelet to discus keeping children off the streets and into schools -- in hopes to give them a healthier and happier childhood.
While in Portugal, Shakira and renowned economist, Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University will present various chilren's issues regarding health care and education.During the Summit, ALAS will also sign a partnership with the Organization of the Ibero-American States (OEI) to promote the Early Childhood Component of the Program "Education Goals 2021: the Education we want for the Generation of the Bicentenaries", which seeks to provide universal education coverage in the region by 2021.
Amongst the recent debut of her new album, She Wolf, Shakira still allocates time to her second love: charity.
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I admired this women until few time ago, since she dare to make a "Back in black" and "Nothing else matters" covers, from that point she become my enemy.
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