In Colombia, a school can mean more than a place to attend lessons. For families living in neighbourhoods where public services and safe facilities have been limited, the condition of a classroom can shape a child's daily life. Shakira began directing her attention towards education early in her music career, establishing a charitable foundation in 1997, when she was 20. The work eventually extended beyond individual donations to the construction of schools in communities where children had few suitable places to learn. Nearly three decades later, her education initiative remains part of her public work, with the wider school-building effort associated with hundreds of educational facilities and thousands of students across Colombia.
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