Shakira Opens School For Underprivileged Children

Singer cum dancer, Shakira has
extended her kind heart to 1700
underprivileged children living in
Columbia by opening a new school for them.

Shakira went back to her home
country to open the new facility this
week, which has been funded by her
Pies Descalzos charity.

She told Billboard.com: "This is part of my advocacy: Promote access to
universal education.

"I want to demonstrate through the
Pies Descalzos model how we can
change the lives, not only of the
children who come to school, but also
their families. Entire communities can
be transformed when you have a
school that functions properly."

The school, located in Cartagena, will
educate 1 700 needy children ranging
from toddlers to teenagers.
Talking about her hopes for the
students of the school, she added:
"I'm
so happy to see so many joyful faces in
these students.

"They'll have the tools necessary to
become good citizens, far from
violence and drugs. We dream of the
day in which there will be no child
without an education in Colombia."