minke nerve: Madonna Builds 10 Schools In Africa

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Madonna Builds 10 Schools In Africa

Pop superstar Madonna announced that her charity, Raising Malawi, built 10 schools in the country in 2012 and six of them are already in use.? Initially, the schools were supposed to take 18 months to build, with the last one going up in June 2013, according to News24; however, with help from partners at the non-profit buildON, they are six months ahead of schedule.? The four schools that aren?t already open will be ready to go by the first day of school in January, Madonna said.

With the opening of the schools, Raising Malawi noted that the schools would help an estimated 4,871 children receive an education.? Malawi is listed as one of the world?s least developed countries and only a very small portion of boys and girls are able to go to school so this undoubtedly help in a tremendous way.

This huge project seems to make up for Madonna walking away from the creation of a $15 million girls academy in Malawi back in 2009 after Raising Malawi was accused of financial mismanagement. Madonna dismissed it by saying she decided not to continue with that project because she wanted to be able to reach thousands of children, not hundreds of girls.

If you?re wondering why Madonna seems so closely connected to Malawi, it is because two of her children ? David and Mercy ? were both adopted from there.

This is a huge undertaking so here?s hoping Raising Malawi and buildON continue to make it successful for the sake of the children.

- Madame Noire