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more about #poverty more comments → Jetgirly: I really enjoyed James Tooley's book "The Beautiful Tree", which explores the way private education is meeting the needs of the poorest learners in Th... more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: As somebody whose high school rebel status was centered in part around the fact that I subscribed to the Economist and not Seventeen, the idea of sexy... more » randomnessish: Oh baby when you talk like that, you make a woman want to go and educate children in Nicaragua. Shakira Shakira! more » Diziet_Sma: I had no idea she was doing all that stuff - very impressive. I actually teared-up reading that. more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Hmph. The Economist? Anyone else think she's just trying to impress Rafa? more » gerrycomo: Porque la escuela y la educacion son importantes en la vida. more » likepenguins: Michael Scott, take lessons. Why do I find some stars who run charities (e.g. Shakira) refreshing, and some (e.g. Bono . . . well, actually, just Bon... more » LeCauchemar: Education is a worthwhile goal in and of itself, but I always wonder with charities like this, what happens when the children graduate? Chances are mo... more » Master.And.Everyone: Is anyone else excited about the rise of the exceptional pop star? more » amazoncowgirl: Ah Shakira, your hips truly don't lie. It's an absolute tragedy indeed that if a pop star can help the poor and underpriveleged in such a comprehensi... more » lastsinglestanding: I know we were having a conversation about charities in #groupthink a few days ago, but food banks are really hurting. Not only are they in demand mor... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: If there is a god, she needs to quit paying attention to which football team wins and start focusing on this stuff #caacid more » Trulymadlyme: Ugh. This makes me so mad. Farm? In a country that is rapidly turning into a massive desert or where the vast majority of recipients of food aid live ... more » phantom lady: Holy Crap! that's the town where my hubby did his Peace Corp time. #haitiunitednations more » Cam/ron: "You've got to find a way/ Say what you want to say/ Breakout!" Gee, thanks for getting that 80's oldie stuck in my head. #raducaneni more » -
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An Education: Shakira Agitates For Schools In The Economist
Shakira, who once made headlines for going to UCLA to study Western Civilization, is making it known that she isn't the average pop star. This week, she takes to the pages of the Economist to advocate for education. More » -
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Lifting Women Out Of Poverty: Complicated
We've always heard that microloans were a good idea — in fact, we gave to Kiva earlier this year. But Tanglad at Racialicious asserts that microcredit may be too good to be true:
