Beyoncé will donate $1 million to aid relief efforts in Colombia following the destructive earthquake earlier this month.
The singer-songwriter’s personal donation will provide food and housing supplies to those in areas affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, according to a release from Parkwood Entertainment.
The earthquake hit Chocó, Colombia, on August 10. So far, at least 312 people have been killed, and 29,000 homes have been destroyed, as reported by the AP. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, roughly 10 percent of the city’s population, or 69,000 people, have been displaced by the natural disaster.
Beyoncé is one of many public figures who have donated and encouraged others to help. Shakira, who grew up in Colombia, committed $1.25 million to help rebuild schools. She also met with Chocó’s governor and mayor to discuss the earthquake’s destruction.
“These past few days, I’ve watched my country suffer, but I’ve also watched people come together with the resilience and solidarity that has always defined us,” Shakira told Variety in a statement.
Adding, “Schools are more than buildings. They give children the stability and routine they need most after a disaster. That’s why we’re making an initial $1.25 million commitment to help rebuild schools and get children back into their classrooms. Chocó is not alone. Colombia is not alone. And we will keep going.”
Colombian singer Karol G donated $1.2 million through her Con Cora Foundation. She performed at the Colombia: Voces por la Vida benefit concert. The event included appearances by over 30 artists such as Maluma, Eladio Carrión, Greeicy, Draco Rosa, and Sebastián Yatra. The concert raised over 11 billion Colombian pesos, about $3.6 million, to support relief efforts.
Karol G performed via live stream and opened up about how she felt to see the disaster while away.
“Many of us — most of us, maybe all of us — have found these days incredibly difficult, seeing how our people are going through such a tough situation. We feel frustrated; it feels selfish to sleep, it feels wrong to be far away,” she said, according to Billboard.
“At the same time, it’s been incredible to see how, in moments like these, we show who we are and what we Colombians are made of: love, solidarity, empathy, tolerance, the ability to come together, to support one another, to unite and to live as a community.”
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