Girls education in Malawi
- The Clara Lionel Foundation will impact 7,500 girls by 2021 in Malawi in partnership with The Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), and the bike sharing platform, ofo. This partnership supports students through school and helps transition them into employment and lives as entrepreneurs and community leaders.
- The partnership was announced at last year’s Diamond Ball, where CLF recognized global education trailblazer, Angeline Murimirwa, as the recipient of the 2017 Diamond Ball Award. Murimirwa is Camfed’s Executive Director in Africa and co-founded the nonprofit’s 100,000 member alumnae association.
Malawi
Barbados
Emergency Response
- Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) prioritizes acting immediately and effectively to major natural disasters as well as partnering with organizations and programs that bridge the gap between crisis response and long-term development.
- CLF evaluates emergency response programming on an as-needed basis and particularly focused on ensuring education and health resources are available in times of emergency.
- From September 2016 - March 2018 CLF donated 735,025 supplies and reached approximately 275,127 people through its emergency response work. In the fall of 2017, Rihanna and CLF distributed grants in response to Hurricane Harvey in Texas, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and the earthquakes in Mexico.
- Historically, Rihanna and CLF have responded to disasters across the globe from Hurricane Sandy in United States to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Senegal