Jay-Z Receives Humanitarian Award for his Work in Africa
October 4th, 2008
Jay-Z Speaking at the U.N. Council
Jay-Z is proving himself to be more than a hip-hop star and business mogul as he adds international humanitarian to his resume. The icon took a trip to Africa to ensure that his money was being used for it’s purposes, a good move because corrupt governments and organizations don’t always follow through on donators requests.
Jay-Z was honored in New York on Wednesday night (October 1) at the U.N. Global Leadership Gala, for his humanitarian work in Africa where he’s worked to bring clean water to poor parts of the continent.
However, unlike most celebs who just donate money in hopes of it reaching the right place, the rapper actually voyaged to the poor parts of Africa and made sure things were getting done.
“Many charities, you close your eyes and cross your fingers and hope that the money gets to the people who really deserve it,” he said, according to People. “But with this, I got to go to Africa, see the water pumps. I got to see the kids turn them on.”
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