Celebrity musician Rihanna gave bicycles and scholarships to vulnerable communities in Malawi through her foundation, Clara Lionel.
Named after the superstar’s grandparents, Clara Lionel Foundation partnered with bike sharing company ofo to make the bike donations according to the report by Nyasa Times.
“I’m so happy about the Clara Lionel Foundation’s new partnership with ofo because it will help so many young people around the world receive a quality education, and also help the young girls of Malawi get to school safely, cutting down those very long walks they make to and from school all alone,” said Rihanna.
Rihanna visited Malawi at the start of this year to help identify ways teachers, students and the government could help to create a better educational future for the country’s people. At present, only eight percent of students in Malawi complete secondary school, says Nyasa Times.
The 29-year-old singer campaign called 1 Km Action will fund scholarships to help hundreds of girls attend secondary schools in Malawi. The students that qualify for a scholarship will receive bikes to make sure they get to school.
Global Ambassador for Education @rihanna working with students in Malawi to further the #CLF mission. pic.twitter.com/bQoqKgqf7C
— Clara Lionel Fdn (@ClaraLionelFdn) January 29, 2017
