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Madonna's school forces 200 villagers to move

About 200 residents of a village in Malawi have been told to leave their homes to make way for the construction of Madonna's $15-million US Raising Malawi Girls Academy.

"The district commissioner for Lilongwe told the villagers to move off the land and [make] way for the construction of the academy because it was government land reserved for development projects," a Malawi government official told Agence France-Presse.

Residents of Blantyre, just outside Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, have threatened to block the project, despite receiving more than $115,000 US from the singer in compensation and being offered other land by the government.

On Thursday, village leader Binson Chinkhota addressed a crowd of 200 protesters, insisting they make way for the school. "We have been compensated," he said, "and this school is a pride for us as it is the future of our children."

Madonna broke ground for the school's construction last year, and the school's principal, Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo, said the project is on track to open next year. It will enrol 500 local girls from poor families.

The school's land has been leased to Madonna's Raising Malawi charity for 99 years. The charity supports children's projects in the country.

Madonna has two adopted children from Malawi, Mercy, 5, and David, 4. She also has two biological children, Lourdes, 13, and Rocco, 9.

With files from The Associated Press
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/02/12/madonna-school-malawi.html#socialcomments

Malawi villagers refuse to leave to make way for Madonna's new girls school

BY Joe Dziemianowicz

Madonna is causing a commotion in Southeast Africa.

Villagers in Malawi are being uprooted to make way for the $15 million girls school the Material Mom is building there.

Some 200 residents near the capital city of Lilongwe were told by the government of Malawi that they will have to relocate to accommodate her Madgesty's school.

But people living on the proposed school site don't want to leave, despite pledges that the institution will help their children.

The provocative pop stars' school plans started causing a commotion on Feb. 11. That's when Lilongwe District Commissioner Charles Kalemba informed villagers that the government land they've long called home is now Madonna's domain. They have been offered other government land in return.

Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo, who will be the principal of Madonna's school, said villagers were compensated for their homes.

They were paid about $115,000 total, split among the group. But they have refused to go.

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/02/12/2010-02-12_malawi_villagers_refuse_to_leave_to_make_way_for_madonnas_new_girls_school.html

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In her attempt to pull an Oprah Winfrey, the Material Mom has dreams of establishing an all-girls school in Africa, specifically in Malawi, where she adopted son David Banda, now 5, and daughter Mercy James, 4.

Unfortunately, Madonna's proposal to build the facility in the village of Blantyre, just outside the capital of Lilongwe, has sparked an uproar with word that the government intends to displace more than 200 locals to make way for the project.

According to foreign reports, villagers are resisting the move, refusing to budge despite Madonna's offering an estimated $115,000 to compensate them for the loss of their land and assist in resettlement efforts.

"The district commissioner for Lilongwe told the villagers to move off the land and [make] way for the construction of the academy because it was government land reserved for development projects," a Malawi government official told Agence France-Presse.

The controversy is the latest to blow up for the "Justify My Love" singer, who previously faced backlash over attempts to adopt her children, despite going to great lengths to support various local charities.

She even cofounded Raising Malawi, a nonprofit aiding children in need of shelter, medical care and education.

Assuming all goes well, her planned $15 million institution will enroll approximately 500 poverty-stricken girls beginning in 2012.

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b166987_madonna_do-gooder_home-wrecker.html



Se ela fosse tão boazinha mesmo deixaria esse povo nas terras que os pertencem, ou daria casas para cada um, dinheiro ela tem de sobra para isso. E mais uma vez imitando alguém, escolinha para meninas, igual a escolinha da Oprah Winfrey, até fingindo que é boa ela copia. E que mixaria de dinheiro hahaha, muquirana mostra o quão materialista é.