Alicia Keys And Hubby Swizz Beatz Adopt A Village In South Africa!!!

Talk about going above and beyond AND putting your money where your mouth is....

Swizz Beatz granted an interview to VladTV.com where he spoke on him and his wife Alicia Keys adopting a village in Johannesburg, South Africa, Soweto, that houses 65% of the city’s residents.

“We went there...just to film the process of a particular lady and her daughter. She's a beautiful lady with a beautiful spirit. She's HIV positive. We were filming the before-and-after effect of taking [certain] medications,” he explained. “I'm just sitting there, kicking it, talking to the locals. Mind you, they have no water, they have no heat, they have no electricity, [and] they have tin houses. So I'm speaking to this one guy...and he was like, ‘This is beautiful what [you're doing], but we have no water, we have no this, we have no that. We have no tools. How can we help better ourselves?’”

After that brief encounter, Keys and Beatz set up a meeting with the local government, which granted them approval to purchase containers, ultimately allowing residents access to heat and hot water. They have also started an education program for the men in Soweto in hopes that it will help them get jobs and build their village.

MAYJAH!

“Instead of being mad, disgruntled, ignorant [about their economic disadvantages], their vibe was like, super-Zen.”

Of course!!! When your backs are up against the wall, one must rely on hope to see them through the next day! We (Africans) are a resilient people!!! 

This is an incredible story. Celebrities doing good = EVERYTHING!

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