Mark Barnes

Shakira building a school in Haiti

Posted in Impact on Education, Recent Events by Mark Barnes on January 25, 2010

In the aftermath of the horrific earthquake that has ravaged Haiti, many celebrities and professional athletes have come forward to donate their time and performances to raise money to help these  devastated people.

Superstar musical artist Shakira is going one step further.  Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation is overseeing the construction of a new school in Haiti, and the highly-popular singer is donating millions of dollars of her own resources.

In this time of great devasation and sadness, it’s appropriate for us to take a break from technology and think about putting a roof over students’ heads in Haiti.

Fortunately, Shakira is doing this.