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Will You Join Madonna?
Filed under: Madonna > InspirationThe groundbreaking ceremony for Her Madgesty's Raising Malawi Academy for Girls is happening this week, and Madge herself wants YOU to help out!
M has written an open letter and recorded the above video, asking for your donations to the Raising Malawi organization - all of which Madge will match dollar-for-dollar!
So generous!
Writes Madonna:
This week, my family and I are in Malawi to attend the ground breaking ceremony for Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.
I am making a straightforward request.
I'm writing to urge you to join me in saving the lives of some of the world's most vulnerable children. And I'm asking you to do it right away.
Raising Malawi, the organization I co-founded in 2006, is dedicated to ending the poverty and hardship endured by Malawi's one million orphans. By donating to Raising Malawi, you can literally transform the future for an entire generation. To encourage your involvement, I've pledged $100,000 to match your contributions dollar-for-dollar.
Why Malawi?
Seven years ago I might have asked myself this very same question. Why not Afghanistan, or India? There are impoverished children, desperate for health care and education, everywhere in the world. Something about Malawi's children connected with me and their hardships were too much for me to ignore. So I started learning more about Malawi, and, little by little, I began working with Malawians to improve their communities.
Visiting Malawi can be a very humbling experience. In the face of such overwhelming challenges, it's easy to feel helpless. At the same time, it is impossible not to recognize how much we can do to improve the lives of vulnerable children. Right now, I am particularly concerned about Malawian girls whose lives are made even more difficult simply because of their gender.
In 2008 Raising Malawi announced the creation of an all-girls boarding school, the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. Architects have drawn up plans. We've identified a plot of land. And some of Malawi's poorest girls are eager for the opportunities that a comprehensive secondary education will bring them. But we're still in need of additional funds to complete this project, and there's no time to lose.
My own daughters will each have a solid secondary education. They have a family that assures them that they can be anything they want to be, that they are not limited in any way. I believe that the same should be true for girls in every part of the world, regardless of the circumstances of their birth. The girls of Malawi are bright and resourceful. They are eager to learn and grow. When I look at my girls and see them thriving, it is my greatest wish that the girls in Malawi will have the same chance for happiness.
This is where you come in.
Please join me in supporting the work of Raising Malawi. Every dollar we collect will make a huge difference in a child's life. By matching your donation, dollar for dollar, I will personally ensure that your contribution has an even greater impact. That's a promise.
This is my call to you: Give an opportunity to a child who would otherwise have none. Support the work of Raising Malawi.
Will you join me?
So, will U???
I think we should fix the problems in the united states first….
why don't these celebrities help american kids?? i dont get it..why do we have to help these backward fuckin countries that reproduce like bunnies and then they wonder why they have starving and sick kids..give me a break. I WILL NOT SUPPORT THAT
We all should join her.It's a very noble cause.
NO I won't Madonna. I won't because I do not feel the need to help the less fortunate. I won't because I think yours is a horrible show, adopting children from impoverished countries. I only listen to your music.
ill pass
MADONNA'S LAST 3 ALBUMS BOMBED ALL ROUND THE WORLD EXCEPT UK
QUEEN OF FLOPS
MADONNA'S LAST 3 ALBUMS BOMBED ALL ROUND THE WORLD EXCEPT UK
QUEEN OF FLOPS
HAHAHAHAH
You have to hand it to her, she's making a difference! I'll give her a dollar or two to match.
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MARIAH LAST ALBUM SOLD 4 MILLIONS WORLDWIDE
HARD CANDY SOLD ONLY 2 M
MADONNA QUEEN OF FLOPS
MARIAH IS ONLY 40 YEARS BUT SOLD 250 MILLION
ELVIS DIED AT 42 BUT SOLD A BILLION RECORDS
MJ DIED AT 50 BUT SOLD 750 MILLION ALBUMS
MADONNA IS 51 BUT SOLD only 200 m
she's the queen of flops
This is so inspiring. Ofcourse I will. With xmas cming up…we buy our loved one's shit that they really don't need. when you see things like this, how can we not help?
MARIAH IS ONLY 40 YEARS BUT SOLD 250 MILLION
ELVIS DIED AT 42 BUT SOLD A BILLION RECORDS
MJ DIED AT 50 BUT SOLD 750 MILLION ALBUMS
MADONNA IS 51 BUT SOLD only 200 m
she's the queen of flops -
this woman is soooooooooo dirty
she does every thing she can to get some puplicity
sooooooooooo dirty
soooooooooo low
this woman is soooooooooo dirty
she does every thing she can to get som puplicity
sooooooooooo dirty
soooooooooo low
MADONNA IS OLDER THAN THE EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS
HAHAHAHHAHAHA
Re: Sistersandme –
GO FUCK YOURSELF AND FUCK YOUR MUM TOO
HAHAHAHHA
THE BEST SELLING FEMALE ARTIST IN HISTORY IS MARIAH THEN CELINE COMES 2ND MADONNA IS IN THE THIRD PLACE
SHE IS NOT SUCCESSFUL AT ALL
QUEEN OF FLOPS
MARIAH SOLD 250 M ALBUMS WORLDWIDE
FAT COW MADONNA SOLD ONLY 200 M
MARIAH HAS 18 # 1 SINGLES
UGLY SHIT MADONNA HAS ONLY 13
Uh, NO! We have problems in this country. If all of our children were healthy, well taken care of, not-homeless, living on the streets, then I'd think about it. But until our problems our solved, I won't be helping Malwai anytime soon. Besides, any relief sent their way is confiscated by poachers or their own government.
MARIAH SOLD 250 M ALBUMS WORLDWIDE
FAT COW MADONNA SOLD ONLY 200 M
MARIAH HAS 18 # 1 SINGLES
UGLY SHIT MADONNA HAS ONLY 13
QUEEN OF SHIT
ALL HER ALBUMS AND SINGLES FLOPPED IN USA SINCE 2000 SHE'S NOTING COMPARING TO MARIAH OR CELINE
BITCH CAN CONTRIBUTE HERSELF - SHE CAN AFFORD IT. WUT DO WE GET OUT OF IT? AS USUAL, NOTHING… IF THE BITCH CAN MATCH DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, PROOF SHE CAN MAKE ALL THE CONTRIBUTIONS HERSELF!! AS USUAL GRANDONNA TRYIES TO LURE OTHER PEEPS FOR HER OWN SELF RIGHTEOUS NARCISSISTIC CAUSES!! THE TRUTH.
I'm very distracted by her face…something is off.
Good for her, for a good cause, though.
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
MADONNA IS A TALENTLESS OLD HAG WHO CAN'T SING LIVE
She needs to open her heart here in her home country! There are desperately needy children right here. Madonna, you are not British!
MARIAH IS THE QUEEN-MADONNA IS THE MAID OF POP
HAHAHAHHAHA
MADONNA DIDN'T HAVE N0#1 SINGLE SINCE MUSIC
QUEEN OF FLOPS
YES YES YES !!!! =)
Re: madonna is shit –
thx for your stupid comments. not even topic-related!
and by writing "puplicity" you give the prove for yourself that you are a dumb ass!
MADONNA DOESN'T HAVE A N ALBUM WENT DIAMOND IN US EXCEPT LIKE A VIRGIN
MARIAH HAD 5 ALBUMS WENT DIAMOND
How nice, A Kabbala indoctrination academy.
No, i wont. I feel for the kids, but Malawi people should stop breeding.
Malawi may have taken over her life, but those CHEEK IMPLANTS have taken over her face.
Re: madonna is shit – Miriah……get off the computer!
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she's the most shameless self promoter since Barnum - not one ounce of this was done for the 'girls of Malawi', it's all about here
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with any luck this hubris will come back to bite her on the ass - old Oprah looked quite the fool when her school turned out to be a haven for child molesters
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Re: madonna is shit – Oh no, the lunatic is back! You need help!
Re: scissor –
FUCK YOURSELF AND YOUR MUM
HAHAHAHHA
MADONNA IS NOT HUGE ANYWHER HER LAST ALBUM HARD CANDY FLOPPED IN THE WHOLE WORLD EXCEPT UK
MADONNA IS THE QUEEN OF FLOPS AND SHITS
HAHAHA MARIAH IS MORE SUCCESSFUL
Hagdonna can suck my girl cock. She has more than enough money to fund this shit all on her own. How dare she ask me for anything I've earned. I donate to food banks here in Oregon, I donate items to teen outreach thrift stores, I read to school kids. That's all I can afford to do. She can fucking break with 10 million dollars and it's chump change to her. FUCK YOU HAGDONNA.
wtf!!!!!!!!!! I agree with LizardKing!
We've helped and helped the rest of the world, now look at what state we're in. AND WHAT COUNTRY HAS HELPED US OTHER THAN CHINA?!?!!!!
That fucking self-centered whore can go to hell. I'll pick my own charities to support, thank you very much.
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
MADONNA'S FACE IS WORSE THAN SHIT
i agree help is needed locally first plus cant Madonna afford more than 100,000 for her own organization? I would think she could feed, cloth, and educate that entire nation if she really wanted to.
Sorry, Madonna - we're supporting work in the US. Too many hungry, underpriviledged kids right here. Plus, I can actually see my money work. I'm not sending it into a black hole…..
Hagdonna has never been successful in any field. Even in the Third World, she flops
whatever Madonna does, there will always be people who have to talk shit about her. so boring.
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everybody can give his or her money to tho ones he or her wants. basta.
MADONNA'S FANS ARE SOOOOOO STUPID AND BLIND
MADONNA'S FAS ARE COWS
MOOOOOOOO
MADONNA'S FAS ARE COWS
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
No I wont! Oprah didnt need to beg for our $$ so why is this bitch sooo needy? If you cant affoard it, dont do it Vadge. Get some class, like Oprah
I think that all the celebs should help our country first before they go over seas. We have plenty of children here who are starving.
MADONNA'S FAS ARE COWS
MOOOOOOOOOO
She pledged only a 100K for Malawi when she spent millions for her retarded Kabalah sect! BITCH
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
MADONN'S FANS ARE DONKEYS
Re: andriiiiia – I AGREE!
It's very hard for me to watch a rich person ask me to donate money when it's obvious she has spent thousands upon thousands of dollars on her face and body. Ugh, her face doesn't move at all.
Children in America are not nearly as bad off as these children in Africa are. And Americans don't step up to the plate to help their own. There are 500,000 children in foster care in America. They could all be placed if many Americans with good incomes weren't so damn selfish and materialistic. Add this to the reason Americans have such a bad reputation around the world.
How about the kids in New York, LA, Chicago, Detroit? Who the fuck cares about Malawi? Just because madonna likes to carry around her little black trophies that she bought doesn't mean shit to me
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Why? Because the greedy bitch needs to put up a HELL of a LOT more than a measily $100K. This is nothing more than pocket change to her! Whatta joke!! Don't get me wrong. I support the cause, I just won't support her greed! Have you not taken enough of my damn middle class $$ Madonna??!!! Those millions & millions that you have is all thanks to people like ME who have made you rich. Now you want more, and all you are willing to fork over is $100K?? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Super annoyed!!
Re: tellall –
HAHAHAH THANK YOU
YOU'RE SOOOO RIGHT
Dear Madonna,
I am filled with rage as I watch your video without sound, because I'm so tired of hearing your voice…why am I the only person to notice all the pillar, marbled, extravagance gracing her highnesses background??? Take your millions and go save the fucking world already and don't ask for another fucking penney from me, my husband and I are raising our family on 40,000 a year, so fuck off.
wow, "madonna is shit" you seem so insecure about Mariah's success that you need to post it in everything related to Madonna. Poor you. Must suck to not have a life.
Anyway, since I'm bored anyway:
-Mariah's last album sold 2 million copies (E=MC^2), not 4. Hard Candy sold 4 million, according to worldwide charts.
-Madonna, according to the Guiness World of Records, is the highest selling female artist of all time. With over 200 million, yes. But Mariah has sold 175.
-Oh, and no Madonna album has been as badly received as Glitter, needless to say–it was a piece of crap.
-Her last three albums did not flop. Sure, American Life was not a success. Confessions on a Dance Floor, however, sold EIGHT million copies (a lot for that time era).
-Neither Mariah nor Madonna have any significant diamond certifications–if you count something like Peru or something, it's really not that big of a deal.
That said, I won't donate–too poor and not that HUGE of a fan. BUT I do think that she has good intentions.
Screw off!
Re: madonna is shit –
DUDE! Relaaaaax. We get it. You hate Madonna. You're entitled to your opinion. AND you shared it. A LOT. Go have a Coke and a smile.
That said, it is my personal belief that helping this cause is good. Many people ask "well, why not help kids in your country?" Perhaps the answer is that the conditions is countries like Malawi are so incredibly dire, so much worse than anything WE could possibly fathom, that it makes it easier to help those who need the most help. In our country, the vast majority (thankfully) don't know what it's like to have to sleep on the floor or require nets to avoid mosquito bites for fear of malaria… Let's all be thankful for what we have and help out OUR FELLOW MAN. Regardless of what country, we are ALL citizens of the world!
Oh and no one is forcing you to pay, it's just a request. No one needs to donate.
Pretty obvious, since you know, you all saw the video or commented on the post (despite hating Madonna).
RE: Madonna is shit: Get a f-ing hobby you troll, maybe if you hit the gym you'll get f@cked sometime this century. Just b/c Madge is the most successful female artist of all time and will always be a bigger star then Mariah shouldn't give you a reason to flood the comment section with your bullshit every day. Clearly you're jealous of Madge's success.
RE: Madonna is shit: Oh and btw 3.5 million people went to see Madonna's last concert in 32 countries, how many actually paid to see Mariah live. Get your fucking facts straight you fucktard.
I think that's great and all but our country is in DESPERATE straits! Doesn't Madonna know how many people in the U.S. are losing their homes? Here in Washington State food stamp applications are up 30% in one year! Unemployment is damn near 10% and that doesn't even count the people who have given up or run out of benefits, which are many! We are headed to a second Great Depression, and you're thinking about Africa? Does she realize how many American kids live in poverty? She could really help, and it's sad! Charity begins at home!
NO–This is not a real charity, not will it be a real school. (Learn about Kabbalah, rather than a real education–Nice.)
And Madonna is extraordinarily stingy with her giving, despite her wealth.
United States is not the center of the world ! Look outside sometimes and learn !
I think a school in the inner city would be a much better idea…
Maybe Madonna should come out of her bubble (along with Obama) and realize that so many Americans are in financial crisis themselves. it always seems like her motivation for charity is based in publicity for herself as well. Why not do it without the fanfare? That would be truly selfless. Many celebrities give anonymously.
I can't help but be offended at all the charity work that celebs do in other countries. Haven't they ever heard that "charity begins at HOME"? There's plenty of things that could be done to improve things for needy people here or "save" needy children here. They seem to forget whose money it was that made them rich in the first place. Why don't they think it's so chic or trendy to "give back" to the society that made them who they are to begin with?
nice ghostwriter
Good work Madonna but others rightfully feel things are more pressing here at home, not to be xenophobic or anything, but USA charities abound.
Please just hire better staff than Oprah reportedly did (I don't know what the end result of that was). Hiring Debbie Mazar as the English teacher may not be the best of starts.
This is another whore just like Angleina, she fucked half the world and now she is trying to make it up, no matter how much money she has she is nothing but a piece of shit.
Re: LoserBaby! – I know that's the hard part - I mean she's sitting in a Palace in Malawi asking for money to match not even .001% of her annual income earned in 2008 alone. When I first listened to this post, I literally got chills when I heard her say at the very end, I will match dollar for dollar. I thought - wow, she is serious. She probably won't get more than a mil in donations, but good for her. Then I read the post and noticed she capped it at $100,000. She made (in the lowest estimates) $120 million last year (some estimates are twice this amount). In 2007 she made $72 million. $100,000? Seriously, she's capping her contribution at $100,000?
Why should she start here? I simply don't understand. This isn't the only place where she became famous. And "charity begins at home?" WHAT? Please, at least in Malawi, people are less quick to judge her, unlike the majority of you people. In my opinion, that would be more hypocritical. People here wouldn't thank her, they would just consider her a fake. So it's a lose-lose situation. She's doing it, with or without you. Don't try to change that. Just because you're poor doesn't mean YOU can't help this country–just because Madonna is rich, doesn't mean she needs to help US only. Or at all. She can keep the money she has earned all to herself. But she wishes to help a place that will otherwise NEVER receive any help. And that is admirable.
Re: madonna is shit – EXACTLY all the freaking money she has and she can't FUND IT! Fuck her, she's such a hypocrite! At least OPRAH paid the entire bill in a MORE EXPENSIVE place to build! Agh, she gets MORE repulsive everyday! "Grandmother to Jesus!"
Re: Life is what you make it – Super annoyed with you! Even her brother said her cheap ass won't give 10 cents to her own FATHER! He blasted her on Chelsea Lately saying she was greedy and selfish! Her 100k is like $10 to the average person!
I help here at home. I donate cash, furniture, and clothes (I don't have much myself) but I give to shelters and my church plus peeps I know. Every celeb followed Oprah to the African bandwagon. I don't give a shit about Africa. The cycle of help and hope needs to start here first!
um.. I would like to see Madge .. exercise her "Equality and Humanitarian" views and mother teresa demeanor at all times and not only when it improves her image.. She always has a motive to what she does and it all revolves around her in the end.
If she cares so much about the suffering children then maybe she could have preached on stage in Israel when she wrapped herself in an Israeli flag and chanted that it is the heart of the world.. Maybe she could have opened her mouth and spoke for the poor innocent Palestinian children.. and about the fact that there is an illegal occupation happening where she danced and sang .., but NO.. that would hurt her image.. She is a bias person with an agenda.. that serves her good in the end..
It is great that she is helping the children.. but when you preach and show off yourself as a "humanitarian" then she should preach that message throughout the rest of the world.. and not only in certain areas or people..
Sorry, but I can't take more than 2 seconds of hearing this ugly bitch's ugly voice. What the hell is she doing to her face? She look freakish.
And NO! I will not join you and your attempt to force these unsuspecting people into your kabbalah cult.
ugh! so sick of disgustly rich and famous ppl asking the working poor for $$$.
I AM SHOCKED BY THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS THAT PEOPLE ISSUE WHEN SOMEONE IS TRYING TO DO GOOD FOR ANOTHER…HOW CAN WE BE SO IGNORANT AND MEAN?
KARMA IS A HORRIBLE PAYBACK FOR IGNORANCE.
very commendable.
just a footnote,she has now done too much to her face and it is looking very wierd like so many other rich older ladies who do too much to their face and it is getting horrible.
Ugh… the second richest woman in the world asking for money for a pet project of hers… NEVER!
Re: madonna is shit – You are a fucking idiot.
yea sure i'll do it. right after i get matching marble tiles like she has. she's so stupid for positioning herself there and still asking for help
First of all I can't believe people are actually criticizing Madonna for doing good for other people b/c it's not in the US. Did it ever occur to you all that people in Malawi have next to nothing? Until Madonna adopted her first child from Malawi how many of you had even heard of it? There are countless charities in the US helping people yet all of you spew hatred for Madge b/c she's helping people outside the US? How come you don't do that for Oprah, Bono and all the others? Secondly I guarantee Madonna has donated more $ then any of us can imagine to charities around the world including Malawi. The 100k that Perez mention is probably just to get the ball rolling. Some of you need to stop, looking around and ask what did "I" do to make the world a better place. Posted bs comments hating on Madonna clearly isn't the answer. What have the whores on the Hills, Britney Spears, Kanye West and all the others done to make the world a better place, you all love to read about them but what have they done?
I will help the kids in this country first and then help kids with cancer and then help animal in danger, I will not help a country who kill their own people.
MADONNA, teach them about the pill and how to use a condom so they dont make too many kids that die every freaky second.
It's downright cheeky to ask the recession-hit world to donate to your cause (and only matching 100K? WTF? That is a drop in the pond for you) considering the amount of personal $ you could donate in a quieter, more classy and dignified manner.
Madonna, Honey, it's a nice gesture that you're helping these people out, but why does it have to require press releases, video blogs and photo opps.? Clearly you're trying to improve your worldwide image as a self-absorbed, greedy little cvnt.
She has so botoxed her upper lips! they dont really move…and why is she looking for money when she could just buy the whole country! She even has a little giggle when she does ask!
first - i'm a huge madonna fan - second raising malawi = money straight to kabbalah…come on perez don't promote this scam…..
Re: madonna is shit –
What the fuck are you on about?? Madonna SOLD MORE THAN MC (whos album flopped hardcore this year … ) and HC sold 4million and was the 6th highest selling album of 2008.
Re: madonna is shit –
Her album debuted at #1 on the billboards … hardly what I call a FLOP
Madonna's tour just made $408 million dollars - why does she have to wait for the public to fund her project? It's nice that she is matching dollar-for-dollar, but as many have posted here, if she really wanted to make a difference NOW, she would foot the bill.
so if 1.000.000 people each give one dollar it will be 1.000.000 dollars for 1 person.
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I think it is fair