Instituto Guatemalteco Americano
SHAKIRA Créditos: Alejandro Cutzal. JULIA Vásquez. ENRIQUE QUIROA
4TO BAHILLERATO “B”
SHAKIRA Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll was born in February 2, 1977 is a Colombian singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.
ACTIVISM In 1997, Shakira founded the “Pies Descalzos foundation .” In 2002, she performed at Divas Live which supports VH1's Save the Music Foundation. She spent 3 days with the victims and visited children affected by the disaster in schools built by UNICEF and participated in the distribution of family kits and warm clothes. She said that little was left of the school she visited in the village of Mirzapur, but it still provided an "oasis" for the children. "I am more convinced than ever that education is the key to so many of the difficulties that our children face in countries like mine or in developing countries like this one. It's the key to a better and safer world," she said.
As part of the May 2007 concerts, her ALAS Foundation was able to solicit commitments of US$200 million from philanthropists Carlos Slim, Mexico's richest man, and Howard Buffett, son of U.S. investment guru Warren Buffett, Shakira announced on April 15, 2008. In March 2010, she was awarded a medal by the UN International Labor Organization in recognition of being, as UN Labor Chief Juan Somavia put it, a "true ambassador for children and young people, for quality education and social justice.
Philanthropy life She create at when she has 18 years old the foundation “PIES DESCALZOS” in Colombia after her first success. Shakira is galardonad “EMBAJADORA DE BUENA VOLUNTAD DE UNICEF”. She was invited for a prestigious universities
Why we admire her We admire her because she is a good person we don´t listen anything bad about her in the tabloids . She helps people who need help to survive and she provides opportunities of education to children