Making The World A Better Place
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As if we needed any more reason to love her!
Shakira has just pledged over $45 million to charity.
Through the Latin America for Solidarity Foundation, ALAS, which means wings in Spanish, which she co-founded, she will donate $40 mill to repair damage caused by an earthquake in Peru and a hurricane in Nicaragua.
She also announced on Thursday, during a chat at Bill Clinton's big pow wow in NY, that she was also spearheading a three-year, $5 million commitment for projects for children in the region, where about 40 percent of the population lives in poverty.
"I've seen first-hand many of the challenges facing Latin America," she said in a statement. "These are challenging problems that no one person can address, but working together everyone can help make a difference."
Amen, Shaki. Amen!
IT TOOK SHAKIRA LESS THEN 24 HRS ON ITUNES TO REACH 1 ON ITUNES, IT TOOK BRITNEY 2 DAYS TO REACH NUMBER ONE… HAHAHAHA AND YOU FANBOYS ACT LIKE ITS AN ACHEIVEMENT.. when expectations are so low any achievement is an OMG moment for you freaks!
viva shakira and why are you here on shakira's section if you hate her so much go away hillbilly!
source: wikipedia.com
i've never been a fan of shakira but she really is different to other pop stars, its like she is in her own league going to college when she doesn't need to and now donating so much money. she has a good heart and is very generous
FIRST OFF 133 name is really cochita gomez something or other.
I'm sure every dime she made came from selling drugs like all you people do!
How great, this almost makes up for tha fact that she's anit semetic.
wow… i am speachless!!
I am from Nicaragua… Thank you Shaki… I LOVE YOU EVEN MORE!!!!
Actually, the site Perez got this off is an Australian site, and the money is in Australian dollars. The US figure is $40 million. Only AUSTRALIAN sites give the figure as $45 million, which shows where Perez gets his "scoops". The point is that Perez's "sources" are other internet sites, not that Shakira isn't worthy of commendation for her charity.
A reason to love her- FINALLY! Few celebrities have helped Nicaragua and it's about time someone else did.
Re: KC – OH MY GOSH KC! You are so fucking smart? Where did you think of a gem like that? I bet you went to college, eh? I would love to help you spawn a world of all white people……that is what you want right? You idiot.
The correct amount is $40 million. The $45 figure was in AUSTRALIAN dollars, which shows that Perez's "sources" are nothing more than other websites.
What an angel. What has Britney, Christina, Paris, Nicole etc. done for someone else?
your name is ironic. or to put it in your vernacular: ur name is what u is.
seriously people applaud shakira. how often are celebrities amazing like this?
maybe you don't like her music. fine. maybe you didnt watch or know about her novelas. whatever. but this philanthropic act is beyond anything any other star has done.
kudos to shakira for being so aware and wonderful! estoy contentisima de ver que porfin exist una celebridad latinoamericana que le regresa a su publico igual de mucho como ellos le han dado a ella.
Re: Paco – Paco you should investigate that! Colombia has changed a lot, It is false that the murder rate is the highest in the world,and it is also false that the 2nd largest profession, Hitman after Drug grower. For example Medellin, city of Pablo Escobar, the biggest drug dealer in the world, has less murder that many US and latinamerican cities. Ant he largest professions here in Colombia are: Business People, Lawyers and people who work in the Health Field, for example many hollywood stars come here to do ther plastic surgery.
I like her music but she said some really bad things about jews :/
GOD, We need more like SHAKIRA in this world., She is just a SANTA MUJER and and great ARTIST.
god will repay your contributions!
your contributions are godly!
Re: Kiley – your stupid, she has never talked negatively about jews.. stop w/your propaganda bitch!
SHe rocks in every way….love her talent, style, and now this!
That is very nice of her to do.She 1 of the stars that realize first hand all the suffering around the world.God will give her more.The more a person give e more they will recieve. At least she is doing something with her life than the other spoil brats in hollywood who care for no one but themselves.
Who cares if she announced she will donate all that money?
SHE WILL HELP LOTS OF PEOPLE.
She's a good woman. I like her…
many Girls want the tittle but theres only one Queen!!! SHAKIRA SHAKIRA!
wow that's so wonderful, she is amazing luv her luv her!!
Yeah she is not like those who say "I'm going to go show up at Rwanda and look pretty to bring awareness and have OTHER people help out" Damn Paris
It's sad that something like this is happening so infrequently such that its announcement is news. Perhaps all artist who have had good fortune should do something along these lines… especially the rap and hip hop communities - perhaps they can give back to help inner city youth.
Oh yeah, one hundred and thirty-eighth!!
Man she gots that kind of MONEY????
Re: Barkley – Re: Barkley – First she does not suck ,and she can sing so F*** off she also has good ass song where are you from??Man she gots that kind of MONEY????
i absolotuly love shakita this is the type of stuff i'm talking about she is truly such an amazing role model for everybody out their
this is one of the main reason i'm so proud to be colombian to know that i come from people like this that are so generous and compassionate and dont think about themselves
LOVE YOU SHAKIRA
P.S. to all the hater …………yall just jealous so step back because it not like any of you would ever have the audacity to give this much money for any fundation so dont talk shit and fuck off
Thank you Shakira for the money for the Peruvian earthquake. My country thanks you!
LOVE HER! shes is a wonderful inspiration for all those other snobby spoiled ass celebrities. They need to stop bitching and start donating also.
how refreshing to see someone who has come from a country like coloumbia, someone who obviously had to deal with my rough surroundings, its refreshing not to see her bitching and crying and acting stupid cause life is rough, instead this girl turned it around and some how made her situation work for her, no matter what she had been threw, and then on top to give away 45 mill is amazing…britney take note! people like seeing people handle their lives like THIS….not like a crying unmotivated baby that just sits around feeling sorry for herself…
talented producer, singer-writer and humanitarian since she was 18! wow.. god bless this girl!
if only more rich and famous would follow her lead.
what an example. leave it to us latinas to do something so wonderful!
HATERS……….. DONT BE JEAOLUS LOSERS…. SHAKIRA IS THE SHIT BITCHES…
She's also an anti-Semite.
wtf!!!!i left a comment & it aint showin!!!!! well n e ways…..i love shakira even more now!!!!!!
BRAVO SHAKIRA!THIS WOMAN PROVES THAT ALTHOUGH SHE'S A BIG STAR SHE HAS AN EVEN BIGGER HEART.
Amen Shaki Amen,
dats just like her.
caring about other ppl.
no wonder shes extremely successul.
i support her all the way.
she roks.
40% live in poverty!!? try 70% of which 50% live in EXTREEM poverty! get your facts straight you stupid wannabe latin fuck! Shakira is amazing, more people should be like her.
she's amazing, very human unlike other hollywood bitches who only think about themselves and the way they sould dress in the next party they're going to. GO GO GIRL WE LUV YA SHAKIRA !!!!
Re: Lemuria – It's ANTI- semetic. and that's only becouse she's arabic, and of course she hates the jews you tard. so does her arab-argentine boyfriend
Re: bree –
so ignorant… her boyfriend is the son of former president of argentina
Re: Ophelia –
Thats so funny, when I heard Avril said that I laughed my ass off! She said go take this box of crap to Katrina. I also hate how she said, i like to give my workers things since they are poor, I like give them my junk to make them happy. Or that is what I got out of it.
ok why the hell don't people support our country, how come all celebrities who donate money, donate it to help other countries????? THEY SUCK!
Re: Steph –
I agree completely with you well said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Die Eier Von Satan –
her boyfriend is not arab
and the money is not just from her it is from a big group of latin american organization
sakira is only making the annoucement
I hate her music EWWWWW really…hoewever I love that she is actually using her popularity to help others, her people
It's amazing that Shakira is doing so much for her country. American celebrities should follow her example and help their country men/women whose lives and homes were devastated by Hurricane Katrina! How about Bill Clinton sending some money down South where it is surely needed. Americans are living in squalor and we do nothing…. Americans are hungry and homeless, but we are too proud to admit it. Our celebrities turn their backs on the less fortunate in hopes for a better; foreign photo-op.
Brad Pitt/ Angelina are American orphans not good enough for you?
she has like 200M$ ..fijacion oral have sold 4 millions copies and oral fixation 8 millions, 12 millions in 2 years laundry service sold 13 millions copies and her spanish albums have sold like 25 millions more that 50 millions of copies and she did tours on america latin america and all europe she have alot of money she is big in america and europe but she is the biggest in latin america love her she es the best
Re: mcbo18 –
I know that Shakira is very very rich!!!!!!!!!!!!She is not only popular in America like most of the american artists but the whole world buy her albums specially Europe and Latin America!!!!
God bless Shakira!!!!
I love Shakira, I'm so proud to be a latin girl like her, she has a really good heart…………kissess
wow she deserves a standing ovation. Role model. Yeah Shakira show them that latinos have a big heart. your awesome for life
i completely agree with lust..as an earthquake survivor I think shakira is just AWESOME for donating all that money..u rock!
Love you Shakira!!!! If only the rest used their money to help those in need, we'd be in a much better place. Lot's of XXXO's cutie!
Wow thats a LOT of money to give away. Beat that Bono or Saint Bob Geldof!
Talented, intelligent, beautiful person + great role-model. A wonderful thing to do.
Inspiring.
the britenys and the lindsays should learn from usss the latinas
Sharika is gonna help my peeps in Nicaragua…que viva Centro America!
i cant beleive more people dont take a look at this. more people should be like this. giving. seriously. shes like angelina jolie, but latin, and without the cliche adopting a united nations. total role model.
plus shes..what was it? going back to school????? brit should take an example.
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i cant beleive more people dont take a look at this. more people should be like this. giving. seriously. shes like angelina jolie, but latin, and without the cliche adopting a united nations. total role model.
plus shes..what was it? going back to school????? brit, alba, and ol be-funkyonsie should take this and learn.
oh yeah about the boys:::leo, ben, matt, george, justin…. all "ya'll" fucking learn.. we only have one world. save this bitch NOW, stop being greedy. we give you our money. USE IT WISELY. our EARTH IS in trouble guys. stop saving it for the non existent grandchildren..
is it me or does she look like beyonce in this pic?? since when did she lose the blonde and become half black? and oh yea, thats really great shes pledging all that mula!
NEXT TO MEXICO, COLUMBIA IS THE SHIT FILLED BED PAN OF THE WORLD WITH THEIR SHITTY MUSIC, SHITTY LANGUAGE, SHITTY CULTURE, SHITTY CORRUPT AS HELL GOVERNMENT. WHERE EVERYONE SELLS DRUGS, KIDNAPS FOREIGNERS, AND COMMIT MURDERS AS EASILY AND WITH NO MORE CONSCIENCE THAN AN ANIMAL. THEY ARE THE SHIT PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.
she is half arab and half columbia dumb fuck, her hair was dyed blond so what???
Have you people heard her sing? She sounds worst than a braying donkey. No talent whatsoever besides shaking her fat ass!
Half Arab!!!! EWWWW!!!! That's so gross!!!! She's probably a terrorist too. No wonder sh's anti-semitic.
Re: KC – #26 YOU ARE STUPID!!! Wipe out all hispanics??? Eres un idiota!!! What Shakira is doing is very generous of her. You have no heart at all……
Thats Shakira a true super star very talented, and very helpful Good Shakira your the best
she is short, gorgeous, and a saint.
my question is: How does she do it?
To those saying she doesn't have that kind of money check her (worldwide) album sales:
Pies Descalzos: 2.5 million
¿Donde Estan los Ladrones?: 7 million
MTV unplugged: 2.5 million
Laundry Service: 18 million
Fijacion oral vol 1: 5 million
Oral Fixation vol 2: 8 million
Total:43 million
And there's also her tours and her advertising deals.
Anyway the donation is not directly form her pocket, its from her foundation, however some of the money is hers.
YOU GOT TO SUCK ALOT OF DICK TO RAISE THAT KIND OF MONEY
PEREZ MUST HAVE RAISED 65 MILLION ON HIS KNEES AT A BUCK A POP
LMAO
Godbless Shakira, we need more ppl like her.
Re: melody –
Lurn haow too spel Melodee… lmao (worst is not the word you should have used…WORSE is!) Might want to check your grammar too. Maybe a fifth grader could help you out?
I detect just a wee bit of jealousy on your part.
You go Shakira!!! people like you really do make a difference, thank you for helping make the world a better place. Without an initiative, unlike somone "Paris"
Re: Paco –
U IGNORANT PIECE OF SHIT
because u fucking gringos consume the doesnt mean Colombian are all druggies
get ur facts straight u dumb fuck
Shakira is a good woman trying to help the world
see how many of ur fuckin people do that
my sugestion… stop wasting time on Perez and go do some more drugs
thats all u gringos kno how to do best
PACO
U IGNORANT PIECE OF SHIT
because u fucking gringos consume the doesnt mean Colombian are all druggies
get ur facts straight u dumb fuck
Shakira is a good woman trying to help the world
see how many of ur fuckin people do that
my sugestion… stop wasting time on Perez and go do some more drugs
thats all u gringos kno how to do best
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES –
Shut up asshole! You don't know NOTHING about Colombia (not Columbia).
Read a Book, fuck yourself and eat a BigCrapMc.
Re: jon – I agree, it's a foundation. People from all over the
world have contributed. As an individual, we have no idea how much Shakira
contributed of her own money. And #59 Princess, why do you call others
ignorant when they disparage hispanics and yet you just disparaged all
Americans? That's just as ignorant.
I am sure it took a lot of high IQ lip service and oral fixation to raise that amount of money with that shitty ass music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
~40 mil? WOW! i hope other stars would do the same.
awesome, shakira is a God
as a peruvian living in the US (legally, for all you racist shitheads), i was heartbroken to see what little response and media action the earthquake got. after katrina hit, i went on a mission trip to help clean up and rebuild a country that i am now ashamed to call home. shakira is not only beautiful and talented, but generous beyond the call of duty. it's amazing to see someone be so selfless. who the hell are you to question her talent and her wealth? i doubt any of YOU even did anything to help when your own country was in need, let alone someone else's. but instead of learning from an act such as hers, you feel the need to criticize and put her down. because she's not one of you? you'd be praising britney is she had the brain capacity to think of someone besides herself. shakira is a goddess and a saint. i shit on all of you who put her down for not being afraid to be who she is. don't hate because she can move those sexy hips, unlike all you stiff slutty gringos.
blah blah blah she's an anti-semite so screw her
45mil? WOW, I'm in awe of her generousity! Luv Shaki!!!
Stop hating on her! This is a seriously humongous, giantous amount of $$ she has donated. Most celebs, even the charity-minded ones, don't even come close to giving this amount of money.
So, Shakira donates over 40 mill to charity, while Perez spends all day viciously attacking celebrities that could care less about him. Way to do your part, Perez.
she better donate something. she sounds like a goat taught to sing in a lab.
I am Colombian and very proud of it. Colombian people are honest, decent, hard working people and Shakira and Juanes are not only great artists but generous and compassionate as this article shows. VIVA COLOMBIA!! Gringos: Please stop using cocaine, don't forget you guys are #1 CONSUMERS IN THE WORLD….. No more war in Colombia, No more cocaine consumers in USA!!!
Even if the money thru the foundation is not all hers, you still have to give her props for her efforts in raising the money.
I bet this young lady will not get the appreciation she deserves since her generosity is on South America. Would like to see her get the attention the brangelina couple gets just for donation a few thousand dollars here or there! Would like to see brangelina top that and focus that kind of money one deprived children in America after all this is where they make most of their money!
Re: Mellie – FUCK YOU YOU RED NECK IGNORANT IMMIGRANT UR AN IMMIGRANT TO BUT YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IF YOUR WERE SMART
Re: Mellie – FUCK YOU YOU RED NECK IGNORANT IMMIGRANT UR AN IMMIGRANT TO BUT YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IF YOUR WERE SMART
SORRY I MEANT THIS FOR KC
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – [re=617227]FUCK YOU! YOUR MOM IS THE ONE FUCKING FOR MONEY BITCH! STOP HATING YOU IGNORANT MOTHERFUCKER!
Now this is the type of celebrity news I like to read. This story deserves to be all over the internet, tv, etc. It will likely inspire other people to give to charity, as well as counter all the negative celebrity news that Americans unfortunately seem to love.
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – UR AN IDIOT PENDEJO DE MIERDA PORQUE ESO ES LO QUE ERES TU. FUCK YOU STOP TALKING SHIT ON A COUNTRY YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT.Yeah uh we are all smugglers and shit like your ignorant fuck says.BUT YET WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IS THAT YOU WHO PROBABLY DRINK COFFEE UP THE ASS.WHICH I HOPE YOU KNOW THE BEANS MOSTLY COME FROM COLOMBIA U DUMB FUCK.So I guess COLOMBIANS ARE SMARTER THEN YOU CAUSE WE KNOW HOW TO SALE THE SHIT AND HAVE IDIOTS LIKE YOU BUY SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR $$$$$$ BITCH.AS FAR AS THE SHITTY LANGUAGE GOES YOU JUST SAY THAT CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IT. YOUR IGNORANT HIJA DE PUTA!AND ALL THE ACCUSATIONS UR SAYING ABOUT COLOMBIA HAPPENS IN YOUR COUNTRY TOO.SO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND GET AN EDUCATION BITCH.
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – Yeah huh and your a MIDGET SMUGGLER YOU BITCH!Go FUCK A COCK and STOP HATING!Yeah she probably looks 10 times better then your ugly ASS!Your MOM is probably ashame of having such a hideous creature like ur self cause when Colombia made a shit hole it came out LOOKING LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – hahahaha your mom disowned you being an ugly baby!You on the other hand are the shit and a smelly one at that.I feel so sorry for you.I hope you get run over by a car.People like you are the reasons why the world is so messed up.I would like you to put your money where your mouth is because being that Shakira is colombian at least she helps out other people and isn't as ignorant as you.
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – Anne is a mother fucker it should be more like ANNE OF A PILE OF SHIT!
Re: ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – Anne is a mother fucker.It should be more like ANNE OF A PILE OF SHIT!LOL
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woow!! anyone who has the ability to be such a giver deserves respect,, am not really a fan of her but what she did is just great,, tdis is kind of a message to the
other wealthy who dont give a penny!!!!
thanks shakira!