Kind-hearted pop star Shakira is donating $40 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 into
a three-year commitment project for children in the two regions.