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." Read More