Grammy Award Winner Angelique Kidjo Gives Back to Africa

Wednesday June 29, 2011

From: 365 Give

I am honoured to be doing a guest post today from a remarkable women that is changing the part of the world she grew up in. It is the story of growing up in Africa as a young girl and the challenges faced because you are born a girl.

My guest is Angelique Kidjo.

“Grammy Award–winning Beninoise singer-songwriter and activist, noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. Time Magazine has called her “Africa’s premier diva”.[The BBC has included Angelique in its list of the continent’s 50 most iconic figures and The Guardian has listed her as one of their Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World.

This story is not about Angelique’s celebrity but it is about her life on Africa and how she is changing the world one girl at a time through education.

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