Pop icon and beauty mogul Rihanna has donated $5 million
via her charity organization, the Clara Lionel Foundation to coronavirus relief
efforts. Rihanna started the Clara Lionel Foundation in 2012 and named it in
honor of her grandparents. The foundation funds education and emergency
response programs around the world.
A news release from the Clara Lionel Foundation read:
"CLF is supporting
on-the-ground partners working on the frontlines of disaster response
especially those focused on protecting and serving marginalized communities —
helping the most vulnerable in the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa
prepare for what is to come."
Justine Lucas, executive director of the Clara Lionel
Foundation, said in a statement: "Never has it been more important or
urgent to protect and prepare marginalized and underserved communities - those
who will be hit hardest by this pandemic."
The money was donated to Direct Relief, Feeding America,
Partners in Health, The World Health Organization's COVID-19 Solidarity Response
Fund and the International Rescue Committee, among others, in a bid
to "to immediately mobilize a broad response working with
on-the-ground partners." The money will be used to:
- Provide funds to help with more coronavirus testing and
care in poor countries.
- Purchase protective equipment like gloves and masks for
intensive care units in US hospitals.
- Provide supplies to foodbanks which are feeding the
vulnerable and elderly during the pandemic.
- Fund the cost of training healthcare workers and fund
coronavirus research.
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