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I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education.
Shakira
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Shakira
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: February 2
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Colombia
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Shakira Mebarak
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We can work together across countries and cultures like never before through the Internet and social media. Everyone can make a difference, whether it is by building a school, sponsoring a child's education, volunteering at their local school, or working to hold leaders accountable for their promises.
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Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.
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Becoming a mother has taught me to simply things and also to appreciate being at home more.
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Writing in English was a major challenge. I didn't want other songwriters to write for me. I wanted to preserve the spirit of my songs in Spanish. I am the same Shakira in English as I am in Spanish.
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I consider myself a laborer, building my career brick over brick under the sun.
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Fame isolates people from reality. That happens to many artists, and I don't want it to happen to me.
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It doesn't bother me to talk about my private life, it doesn't bother me to talk about anything. My life is like a glass of water, transparent.
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For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today, I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived.
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I think my dad is the only Arabic descendent who is an unsuccessful businessman.
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I think this generation can play a very important role. If we act now, this could be the first generation to witness universal education.
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You want to be skinny and have a good body? You have to work out every day and say no to certain foods.
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The music, of course, is important, but it's the energy that I bring to it that I think the public appreciate the most.
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My music career has been very rewarding, but success never came easily.
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