Watch Rihanna visit schools in Malawi to advocate for better education for students
Rihanna is a citizen of the world and wants to do as much to help it as possible.
Not only is Rihanna the founder of Clara Lionel Foundation, the pop star is also an ambassador for the Global Partnership for Education. It is on behalf of these two organizations and Global Citizen that Rihanna visited Malawi earlier this year to raise awareness focused on health and education rights for students of one of the smallest African countries.
Rihanna's trip to Malawi is shown in a short documentary released Wednesday, and follows her as she visits schools and speaks with community members about education and health.
In the documentary, 14-year-old aspiring businessman Wongani Nyirenda describes life of a student in Muzu primary school, and the impact of a lack of resources has on children like him. We see Rihanna meeting with government officials and teaching math to a classroom, helping students work on difficult problems and cheering on students during a rugby game.
"I love that they learn in melody," Rihanna says about the students. "That's like my favorite thing because kids, they adopt melody really, really quickly. And so if you can use that as a learning tool, I think that's the most brilliant, brilliant thing."
This isn't the first time Rihanna has advocated for the education of youth around the world. She has created scholarships for Caribbean students to learn in the United States and has received awards for her humanitarian efforts with the Clara Lionel Foundation.
You can watch the short documentary above or here.
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