Madonna Breaks Ground on Not-So-Groundbreaking Malawi School
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Madonna is pulling an Oprah.
As promised, the 51-year-old superstar returned to Malawi over the weekend to kick off the construction of her newest charitable endeavor, the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, by shoveling the first ceremonial mound of dirt on the center's site just outside the capital city of Lilongwe.
We knew those rock-hard biceps were being cultivated for good, not evil.
"Growing up in a privileged life, I took education for granted...but coming to Malawi has taught me a lot of things and I have learnt to appreciate what life gives," said Madonna, who was accompanied at the tree-planting launch by all four of her children.
"If this school is a success—and God willing, it will be—we will replicate it not only in Malawi but in other parts of the world as well."
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