The humanitarian causes in which Rihanna is engaged show us her most altruistic side

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, better known as Rihanna, is one of the most famous singers in the world. Born in Saint Michael (Barbados) on February 20, 1988, Rihanna is now 32 years old and also stands out as an actress, businesswoman, diplomat and writer. The difficulties that the singer had to face in her childhood and youth awakened in her an enormous desire to overcome herself. It is, therefore, the struggle past that makes today’s conquests even more commendable.

Rihanna’s life story and everything she had to face and overcome led her to support different social causes. Every year the singer shows her humanitarian side by supporting organizations and foundations in different countries.

Today the awesome.club will talk about an aspect of Rihanna’s life that not everyone knows about. We will address some causes defended by the singer and make some comments about the awards she received for the beautiful work she does in support of humanitarian causes.

In 2006, Rihanna was just 18 years old and created the Believe association, a center that offers help to children with serious illnesses, such as cancer, AIDS and leukemia. The foundation provides needed supplies to needy schools that are not being properly funded. The association also collects clothes for children from families who are homeless and are in shelters. Her efforts and all of her work with the organization were recognized and honored in 2011.

In 2008, the singer joined other celebrities to raise awareness about the fight against AIDS in a fashion campaign for the brand. H&M🇧🇷 The well-known clothing brand allocated part of its revenue to the fight against the disease and managed to raise millions of dollars.

In the same year, the artist and 15 other female artists participated in a television special called Stand Up to Cancer, designed to raise funds for cancer research. They managed to collect no less than one hundred million dollars.

In the year 2012, Rihanna performed at the house of blues of Los Angeles to raise money for the Children’s Orthopedic Center and Artists Program Mark-Johnny Mercerenfrom the children’s hospital.

Also in 2012, the artist created the Clara Lionel Foundation (named after the singer’s grandparents). The foundation’s purpose is to provide assistance with health and education to the people of Barbados, especially those who suffered from Hurricane Dorian, a disaster that caused catastrophic damage in Barbados and the Bahamas. Today, the foundation offers education, health, and emergency relief programs around the world. Among its programs are:

Clara Lionel Foundation Fellowship Program; Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados; Barbados Microgrants Program.

Some time later, the singer donated radiotherapy equipment to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Barbados, which would later change its name to the Clara Braithwaite Center for Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, in honor of Rihanna’s grandmother.

Every year the famous singer organizes a benefit gala called The Diamond Ball for the Clara Lionel Foundation. It welcomes a large number of actresses, actors, singers, singers and many other celebrities and the aim is to raise as much money as possible.

In the year 2013, Rihanna participated in two advertising campaigns for the company MAC🇧🇷 With the first, she managed to raise 60 million dollars for women and children affected by AIDS. A year later, in 2014, the singer worked for the UNAIDS program of the United Nations, a program that has the function of creating solutions and helping nations in the fight against the disease, in addition to providing treatment and information for the prevention of the disease.

A few years later, in 2016, the singer created an alliance with Global Partnership for Education It is like Global Citizen Project to fight against the global crisis regarding school education.

In 2017, Rihanna visited Malawi in January as an ambassador for Global Partnership for Education in association with the Global Citizen Project🇧🇷 During the trip, she met with educators, students and staff to improve the quality of education for the country’s future generations.

That same year, the singer and businesswoman founded the fenty beautyan inclusive cosmetics brand for all skin tones and colors, and received the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award on the Massachusetts campus for their work in humanitarian causes.

In addition to all these causes, Rihanna has also contributed to Bid 2 Beat AIDS, City of Hope, Dosomething.org, Feeding America, Save the Children, UNICEF, Alzheimer’s Association, Bear Necessities Pedriatic Cancer Foundation, Kids Wish Network, Live Earth, Mission Australia , among many other projects and other associations.

Currently, the singer continues to work for humanitarian causes in the foundations and associations that we mentioned earlier. She was awarded by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) both for her career in music and for her beautiful work in philanthropy. The artist donated millions of dollars to research and treatment of diseases and today is one of the people who donate the most money in the world to humanitarian causes.

Did you already know this side of Rihanna’s life? Do you know other celebrities who stand out for their work with associations that fight for better conditions for vulnerable people? Share your impressions in the comments.