Madonna Is Getting Schooled In Malawi

By Dino Sossi Posted Oct 26th 2009 04:11PM

Madonna flew to Malawi to visit the girls school her charity is building, reported the BBC.

"It's an honor for me to be able to help as many of these girls as I can achieve their dreams," she stated through her website.

The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls will prepare impoverished children for careers in education, law or medicine. It is located on the outskirts of Lilongwe, the southeast African country's capital. Raising Malawi, Madonna's charity, provides education, food, housing and other support in the country.

"Research proves that young girls throughout the developing world are often left without opportunities to receive a comprehensive education and the benefits that education can provide," said Madonna. "Our goal is to teach them to challenge themselves, serve their local communities and develop their country," she added.

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US pop star Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Madonna who is funding the building of the school was the guest of honour at the function. The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African country on Sunday. She was accompanied by her four children _ daughters Lourdes and Mercy, and sons Rocco and David. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Madonna Snapshots

US pop star Madonna, left, and her daughter Lourdes attend the ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. Madonna who is funding the building of the school was the guest of honour at the function. The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African country on Sunday. She was accompanied by her four children _ daughters Lourdes and Mercy, and sons Rocco and David. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

US pop queen Madonna holds a Moringa tree soon after planting it during a ceremony to officially launch the construction work of Madonna's Raising Malawi Girls Academy in Lilongwe on October 26, 2009. Madonna broke ground today on a girls academy she is building in Malawi, billed as a "gift" to the country from where she has adopted two children. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images)

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US pop star Madonna, centre, with daughter Lourdes, second from right, as they attend the ground breaking ceremony for the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday,October, 26, 2009. Madonna who is funding the building of the school was the guest of honour at the function. The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African country on Sunday. She was accompanied by her four children - daughters Lourdes and Mercy, and sons Rocco and David. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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US pop star Madonna, second from left, gestures before cutting the ribbon at the ground breaking ceremony for the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct, 26, 2009. Madonna who is funding the building of the school was the guest of honour at the function(AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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US pop star Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct., 26, 2009. Madonna, who is funding the building of the school was the guest of honour at the function. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Madonna will participate in a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by her four children, two of whom, Mercy, 3, and David, 4, were born in Malawi.

"Madonna believes that given opportunities, these girls will become scientists, lawyers and doctors," said Anjimile Mtila Oponyo, the future head of the academy and a local academic. "She believes in them. Having someone believe in you is important to a girl," she continued.

The singer, 51, is planning to meet President Bingu wa Mutharika and visit orphanages supported by her charity.

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