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Madonna Building a Girls Academy in Malawi
October 24, 2009 by tiffanyb
Filed under Celebrity Baby News
Madonna is giving back to Malawi, from where she has adopted two children from, in the form of building a school for girls.
Madonna is set to arrive in Malawi on Sunday to launch the groundbreaking ceremony for the buidling of the girls academy. The academy will be named Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.
An official stated, “The academy seeks to provide a model of relevant and effective education in Malawi while advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment.”
The school will prepare Malawian girls for careers in medicine, education or law. It is being modeled after a similar academy that Oprah built in Africa.
Anjimile Mtila Oponyo, a local academic, has been hired by the pop star to head the academy. Oponyo said, “Madonna believes that given opportunities, these girls will become scientists, lawyers and doctors. She believes in them. Having someone believe in you is important to a girl.”
Madonna adopted her son David in 2006 from Malawi and returned there earlier this year to adopt a 3-year-old girl named Mercy. Madonna has received much criticism about her adoptions since she originally was ruled as not having met the residency requirements. This is Madonna’s way of giving back to the country.
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17-Year-Olds Soon To Be Allowed ‘Morning-After’ Pill Over The Counter
An anonymous Government health official in Washington has announced plans to allow 17-year-olds to be able to request the ‘morning-after’ pill over the counter without requiring a prescription.
The Food and Drug Administration plan to formerly make the announcement later today. They were made to make the change in policy to comply with a federal judge’s order. The information was provided by an official which had not been authorized to release the details to the public.
Initially, emergency contraception was only to be made available for women who were over 18-years of age. Last month, a federal judge ruled that this should be lowered to 17-years.
Religious conservatives state that the ‘morning-after’ pill is the same as an abortion pill, as it contains a high level of birth control drugs.
