
Shakira is taking part in a campaign to raise money for poverty stricken areas of Latin America.The Columbian singer is working with the ALAS Foundation (which stands for - in Spanish - Amrica Latina en Accin Solidaria, or Latin America in Solidarity Action) in order to raise US $200 million to aid juvenile malnutrition and hunger.Concerts will be held in Beunos Aires, Mexico City, New York and Rio de Janeiro, as joint initiatives with UNICEF, where Shakira will be performing.