Madonna Abandons Malawi School Project, Critics Tell Her To Return Adopted Kids
Posted on Mar 25, 2011 @ 01:36PM - 10 comments
Malawian education expert and academic Dr. Steve Sharra wants superstar Madonna to return her two adopted children David and Mercy if she doesn’t build her promised school for needy African kids, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Dr Sharra is furious that Madonna and her Raising Malawi charity has scrapped her plans for a $15 million school for about 400 impoverished girls due to mismanagement.
PHOTOS: Madonna's Daughter Mercy Waves To The Cameras
Posted on Oct 29, 2009 @ 05:37PM - 10 comments
Madonna continues her fundraising tour of the impoverished African nation of Malawi.
PHOTOS: Mercy Waves For The Cameras
Thursday the pop superstar was snapped with daughter Lourdes and adopted daughter Mercy and son David as they visited the Mphandula Child Care Center, 29 miles west of Lilongwe.
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Madonna is in the country to oversee the building of her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, as well as raise awareness and funds for the struggling country.
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Both Mercy and David were adopted from Malawi and Madonna has pledged her support and voiced her determination to raise funds for the country, through her charity Raising Malawi.
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Little David and Mercy appear to be flourishing in their new lives with their adopted mom, with Mercy waving happily at the crowds and adorable David mugging for the cameras.
Madonna, David and Mercy Visit the Mphandula Child Care Center
Posted on Oct 29, 2009 @ 04:35PM - 2 comments
Madonna, David and Mercy Visit the Mphandula Child Care Center. While there David shows some funny faces and rocks his mom's shades.
PHOTOS: Madonna Breaks Ground On New School In Malawi
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 @ 02:42PM - 3 comments
Madonna was on hand, and hands on, during a recent school groundbreaking in Malawi. The pop star got her hands dirty when she dug up some soil at the site for a new girls academy she is building.
PHOTOS: Madonna Gets Dirty For A Good Cause
With her eldest daughter Lourdes at her side, Madonna cut cake, planted a tree and turned sod at a ceremony which drew 1,000 locals. "After seeing all the hard working Malawian women who are looking after families and communities, I realized how much they deserve to be educated," said Madonna.
According to a brochure for the Raising Malawi Girls Academy, it will be a "leadership institution to prepare future women leaders" with 500 boarders from each of the country's 28 districts. The school is modeled on the academy Oprah Winfrey set up in South Africa. It will take two years to build.
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With two of her children-Mercy James and David Banda- having been adopted from Malawi, Madonna has been committed to aiding the impoverished country. She has already built a multi-purpose community center which looks after nearly 8,000 orphans.
