Miss World to visit Colombia for 1st time in 20 years
Miss World is set to visit Colombia for the first time in 20 years, as part of a charity tour...
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New York hero for the homeless’ next step: Colombia’s Congress
To some people of the US, Jorge Muñoz is a hero. To the homeless hoards that he has been feeding...
Carlos Valderrama ‘will dye hair pink for charity’
Former Colombian football team captain Carlos Valderrama announced on Thursday that he will by...
Hard Rock Cafe donates $187,000 to Shakira’s foundation
Hard Rock Cafe donated 187,000 dollar to Shakira’s Barefoot Foundation on Tuesday. According...
Shakira charity provides schooling for 4,000 children
Shakira’s “Barefoot Foundation” has helped provide education for 4,095 children living in poverty-stricken areas of Colombia, the foundation reported Tuesday. Executive director Patricial Sierra of Pies...
Shakira helps build children’s center
Shakira and her charity organization, Pies Descalzos, have joined forces with other notable Colombian foundations to open the first child development center in the western Choco department. Along with Pies Descalzos, the...
Falcao raises funds for charity (VIDEO)
Colombian soccer star Radamel Falcao attended an event on Wednesday to raise funds for the Soccer with Heart Foundation. The player who scored a goal against Chile in Tuesday’s match, has struck a deal with the Hublot...
Arrested Colombian drug lord planned to give wedding money to charity (video)
A drug lord arrested at his own wedding asked guests to give money to poor colombian children instead of giving gifts. In their wedding invitation, former neo-paramilitary commander Camilo Torres, alias “Fritanga,”...
Juanes hosts St. Jude’s 50th anniversary charity gala
Colombia’s rock icon Juanes and his wife will host the special return of the star-studded St. Jude Angles & Stars Gala on Saturday to mark the charity hospital’s 50th anniversary. Juanes and his wife, television...
Colombia’s Falcao fronts child vaccination campaign (video)
Colombia’s Radamal Falcao has been made the face of a worldwide child vaccination campaign. The campaign, organized by Falcao’s club Atletico Madrid and a Spanish not-for-profit bank, aims to combat infant mortality...
Colombian comedian attempts 30 hour joke marathon
A Colombian comedian will attempt to tell jokes for 30 consecutive hours to raise money for kids, said local media Friday. Comedian Jose Ordoñez is attempting the feat in an effort to raise money for the children’s charity...
Happy nomad hits Colombia
As part of my Happy Nomad Tour I came to Colombia with an open mind, open heart, and some caution. Despite meeting countless amazing Colombians abroad, I couldn’t shake what I had heard about Colombia all my life. Colombia was...
