Shakira Donates $40 Million To Stricken Areas....

Kind-hearted pop star Shakira is donating $40 million (£20 million) to help rebuild areas in the Americas hit by recent natural disasters.The Columbian singer will donate the money from the foundation Latin America for Solidarity Foundation (Alas) - which she co-founded with Nobel Prize winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez.The money will go to repair damages caused by an earthquake in Peru and a hurricane in Nicaragua.She says, "I've seen first-hand many of the challenges facing Latin America.These are challenging problems that no one person can address, but working together everyone can help make a difference."The pop beauty also revealed the foundation will plough $5 million (£2.5 million) into a three-year commitment project for children in the two regions.

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