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#Covid19: Rihanna donates $5 Million to help fight coronavirus
Pop Star Rihanna has made a $5 million contribution to coronavirus relief efforts through her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF).
The singer’s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) has donated $5 million to several organizations around the world, particularly in marginalized communities in the United States, the Caribbean and in Africa, that are treating the sick and working to prevent the spread of the virus.
CLF’s funds are being distributed to Direct Relief, Partners In Health, Feeding America, the International Rescue Committee, the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and others.
“Never has it been more important or urgent to protect and prepare marginalized and underserved communities — those who will be hit hardest by this pandemic,” CLF executive director Justine Lucas said in a statement shared on its Twitter account on Saturday.
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