Madonna lays four bricks (really one) to save the world

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/madonna/laying-the-first-brick-at_b_525993.html

After reading Ayaan Hirsi Ali's provoking autobiography "Infidel" I became very sensitive to the power of education, especially for girls and women in developing countries. The sad fact is that most of these girls are destined to live a dutiful life as wives and mothers, matriarchs of the home. Without the opportunity or choice for higher education they continue to live isolated in ignorance.

It is for this reason that I'd like to draw attention to the efforts of pop sensation Madonna and her organization Raising Malawi. This week Madonna laid the first brick of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, a school that will board 450 girls when it opens in 2012. Not only will the academy be making a difference in the lives of local Malawi girls but its eco-friendly design will also contribute to preservation of the environment. Pictured at the top is the projected design of the academy. For more information you can read Madonna's blog by clicking on the blog link above this post.