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10-09-2011, 10:43 PM
Barack Obama Appoints Shakira to Advisory Board
President appoints Colombian star Shakira to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
October 7, 2011
President Barack Obama has appointed Colombian pop star Shakira as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
In a press release announcing four new appointees to the same advisory committee, the president named Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, recognized for her continued work with children in Latin America.
The statement says, "Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll… is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. In addition to her career in music, Ms. Mebarak Ripoll has been involved in a number of global educational efforts. She founded the Barefoot Foundation in 1995, which operates schools and educational projects in Colombia, South Africa, and Haiti, feeding and educating approximately 6,000 children. In 2010, she collaborated with the World Bank and the Barefoot Foundation to establish an initiative that distributes educational and developmental programs for children across Latin America. In 2008, Ms. Mebarak Ripoll served as the Honorary Chair of the Global Campaign for Education's Global Action Week. In 2005, she became a founding member of Latin America in Solidarity Action, a coalition of artists and business leaders seeking to promote integrated early childhood public policies. Ms. Mebarak Ripoll became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in 2003, where she promotes the expansion and improvement of comprehensive early childhood care and education across the world."
[[Photo by PR Photos)
President appoints Colombian star Shakira to Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics
October 7, 2011
President Barack Obama has appointed Colombian pop star Shakira as a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
In a press release announcing four new appointees to the same advisory committee, the president named Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, recognized for her continued work with children in Latin America.
The statement says, "Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll… is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. In addition to her career in music, Ms. Mebarak Ripoll has been involved in a number of global educational efforts. She founded the Barefoot Foundation in 1995, which operates schools and educational projects in Colombia, South Africa, and Haiti, feeding and educating approximately 6,000 children. In 2010, she collaborated with the World Bank and the Barefoot Foundation to establish an initiative that distributes educational and developmental programs for children across Latin America. In 2008, Ms. Mebarak Ripoll served as the Honorary Chair of the Global Campaign for Education's Global Action Week. In 2005, she became a founding member of Latin America in Solidarity Action, a coalition of artists and business leaders seeking to promote integrated early childhood public policies. Ms. Mebarak Ripoll became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in 2003, where she promotes the expansion and improvement of comprehensive early childhood care and education across the world."
[[Photo by PR Photos)