With the World Cup coming to an end, let us not forget Africa

Music sensation Shakira is determined to leave a legacy that will have a positive impact on African development. Shakira’s camp released this news statement about the Barefoot Foundation's project in South Africa.

“Barefoot founder and 1Goal Ambassador Shakira visited a school in Soweto with the 1GOAL campaign, an international campaign to ensure that education for all is the lasting legacy of World Cup 2010. 1GOAL is supported by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and FIFA and co-chaired by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan. 1GOAL asks fans to lobby their country's leaders and help ensure all boys and girls have access to quality primary education.

Shakira visited the school in the township of Soweto, sharing her own experiences with students and advocating for the importance of education. She celebrated the heroic efforts of the teachers and students at the school before teaching the students a few dance moves. Shakira's song, "Waka Waka - Time for Africa," is the official anthem of the World Cup and benefits education programs.” –Barefoot Foundation news release.

The Barefoot Foundation‘s aim is to improve education and quality of life for children and partners Colombian Nonprofit, Pies Descalzos. Together the two organizations have launched projects that range from global advocacy and school construction to food programs and psychological counseling.


With projects in Columbia, Haiti, and South Africa, the Barefoot Foundation can use your help. Learn how you can sponsor a child, make a donation, volunteer, spread the word and much more at http://www.barefootfoundation.org/.

More celebraties are lending a hand to improve education. Serena Williams, tennis pro, opened a second school in Kenya with the help of Build African Schools, a non- profit organization dedicated to building schools, installing electric power and providing computers and other educational equipment for children in Africa, http://www.buildafricanschools.org/

The Andre Agassi Foundation for Education (AAFE) has reached tremendous heights toward improving access to quality education for children in the US, through Agassi Prep located in Nevada. "AAFE, is more than a school or a set of beliefs, it is a movement committed to transforming education so that all children have a shot at success," express the Agassi camp, http://www.agassifoundation.org/.

Learn more about what celebrities are doing to impact social change and also contact them via http://www.looktothestars.org/.