Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna has pledged to donate a staggering $5 million to health workers and communities most affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
As the 32-year-old ‘Umbrella’ hitmaker revealed, she’d be donating the funds through her charity in order “to immediately mobilize a broad response working with on-the-ground partners.”
According to the Clara Lionel Foundation, one of the main goals of the donation is to ensure that “frontline health workers and marginalized communities” get the resources needed to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and stay safe.
Some of the partners that Rihanna’s foundation will work with include COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, Feeding America, and the International Rescue Committee.
As the charity confirmed, a part of the funds will also be used for the “distribution of critical respiratory supplies” and “virus prevention and containment.”
Speaking to TMZ about the donation, director Justine Lucas said that it has never “been more important or urgent to protect and prepare marginalized and underserved communities — those who will be hit hardest by this pandemic.”
Another female star that has opened her heart to the victims of the pandemic is Jessica Alba who pledged to donate three million diapers to those most affected.
As the 38-year-old Hollywood actress and the founder of The Honest Company revealed in her Instagram post, her company pledged a massive donation of baby care supplies including millions of diapers among other stuff.
“Snuggling with my littles feeling grateful and emotional as we’ve been adjusting to this new normal – I can’t help but think of all the families with babies & young children who aren’t getting what they need to get by,” Alba wrote in her post accompanied by a photo of her and her son Hayes.point 596 | 1
“My company @honest pledged today to donate 3M diapers 20k personal care products and 30k wipes to @baby2baby – but the need for these families includes so much more… #staysafe #practicekindness #sendinglove to you all.”
The charity that Alba chose to receive the donation is Baby2Baby, a non-profit that provides children from financially unstable families with basic necessities.
As the organization explained on its website, they also allow Good Samaritans to donate essential supplies like diapers, hygiene products, and baby formula which they then distribute to those most affected by the pandemic.
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