Colombian singer Shakira lectured at the University of Oxford, where at four Ferwin students in the Oxford Union Court said a speech focused on universal access to education, the importance to eradicate poverty and promote security and economic growth.
"This is how I want the youth of the year 2060 we see: our global peace mission was to send thirty thousand teachers in Afghanistan and not thirty thousand soldiers. And in 2010, universal education was a more important issue than world domination ... "Ambassador also expressed the UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund).
Conan McKenzie Meanwhile, the spokesman of that institution is located in the United Kingdom, said that the great artist's philanthropic work was the reason why did not hesitate to invite her. "It's a very popular singer, with a lot of fans among the students of Oxford. The University has a tradition of inviting prominent speakers from different areas ... "he said.
When he was only eighteen years old, Shakira decided to take the social commitment to collaborate in promoting education, nutrition and health of those most vulnerable: children and did so by creating their Fundación Pies Descalzos, an organization that has programs to support children and their families, and offers real solutions to improve their quality of life and give them the opportunity to exercise the basic right education that will determine their growth and development in society in the future.
As indicated by the official website of Pies Descalzos, currently has five schools in different regions of Colombia: Barranquilla, Altos de Cazucá and Quibdo, where more than four thousand children receive education, nutrition and support psychological. While most communities have been affected by displacement due to violence, through the work of the Foundation are seen to benefit around thirty thousand people and their communities.
December 9, 2009 (Infobae)
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