Shakira Provides Supplies To Haitians, Plans To Build School

By Simone Hilliard

Back in January, humanitarian Shakira announced her plans to build a school for Haiti through her Pies Descalzos (Barefoot) Foundation. Last Sunday (April 12), nearly 3 months after an earthquake devastated the island nation, Shaki visited Port-au-Prince to find a suitable site.

                                                                                                Images via Associated Press

The singer waved to onlookers and greeted infants living on a Haitian golf course that has turned into a sprawling makeshift camp for 50,000 quake survivors.

“We came to do all the pre-production work needed to start a school here in Haiti. That’s what we’ve done in Colombia because of the armed conflict and emergency situations.

We came to meet with our partners and get to know the situation on the ground, see what the needs of the Haitian people are now... to understand the situation of the country now, today.”

Shakira's Barefoot Foundation continues to provide nutrition to more than 6,000 children in Colombia, and she is also a member of the ALAS foundation that advocates for children across Latin America.

Awe...we love our hip shaking heroine! She's always thinking of others! Tr3s Comunidad, what will you do to help Haiti? Weigh in below or @MTV3.

Tags Barefoot Foundation, fundacion, Haiti, Shakira