Was shakira poor growing up. Children growing up poor are more likely to be injured in accidents and five times more likely to die. Michelle obama did not grow up poor nor was she underprivileged. These barefoot children inspired her then to grow up and be able to help them.
The 37 year old singer who is currently pregnant with her second child recently opened up about her struggling childhood. So much so that it became the motive behind her foundation pies descalzos which is dedicated to supporting children who live in extreme poverty. While growing up in her native country shakira made it a mission to serve the countrys poor after watching children make homes out of park benches and street corners.
She is of lebanese spanish and italian descent. The pop star who has been championing childrens right to education through her barefoot foundation shared the significant changes that happened in the lives of children and families since her organization started. She won the 2001 best latin pop grammy for her mtv unplugged album.
I had heard this was hog wash before so i decided to look her up. As a young child growing up in columbia shakira saw other children who were too poor to go to school. The extent to which early experiences impacted shakiras humanitarian motives is manifested in the name of the non profit non governmental charity organization.
Shakira began her musical career at the age of 12 and quickly captured fans around the world. Shakira isabel mebarak ripoll is a colombian singer songwriter dancer record producer businesswoman and philanthropist. It wasnt too hard.
Shakira may be living the life now but she didnt always have this easy. Poverty itself can be dangerous. How growing up poor set shakira on a mission.
Obama made national headline news this week by going to an all girls school in london and talking about how she grew up in poverty and rose to become a lawyer all from hard work. Shaki claims she suffered a lot when she was little. Shakira is a highly successful columbian pop artist best known for her scintillating belly dance moves in the video of the song hips dont lie she has sold over 70 million albums worldwide.
Having a keen interest in music from childhood shakira wrote her first poem when she was just four. Without well rounded meals and education poor children almost always become poor adults. Often you dont know what you have until you lose it.
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