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Madonna to raise $3 mln for Malawi's orphans
(chinaview)
Updated: 2006-08-05 12:34

Madonna will visit Africa in October and plans to raise at least 3 million US dollars for programs to support orphans in Malawi.

She'll also donate 1 million US dollars from her personal funds to make a documentary on the plight of children in the AIDS-ravaged African country.

The resourceful star is famed for her ability to reinvent herself.

Now it looks like she's recast herself as a humanitarian worker in Malawi, launching a new program to improve health, agriculture and economy in one of the country's villages.

She's also met with former US President Bill Clinton on bringing low-cost medicines to the area.

Madonna is a devout follower of Kabbalah and says it instructs everyone in the world to help others, people need to know what they can do to help and keep their promises.