We're pleased to report that Shakira is one of 14 artists from 14 cities around the planet who had read a poem by novelist Yann Martel for a new global film event to raise awareness about the issues of water in the world today, presented by Guy Laliberte. The film will be broadcast online from 8pm tonight (US Eastern time). Head to onedrop.org for more info.

Click here to check out more pictures from Shakira's visit to the Childrens Hospital of Orange County last week, where Ryan Seacrest broadcast the KIIS FM morning show, with other guests inluding David Beckham and Justin Beiber.

In February, the New York Times accompanied Shakira to Colombia for the inauguration of the new Pies Descalzos school in Barranquilla, Colombia. The article also tells of her participation in the last Ibero-American Summit of Presidents in el Salvador, where she represented the ALAS Foundation and championed policies that favor early childhood development. It's a fascinating, in-depth read. Click here to check it out.

This was not the first time that Alejandro Sanz and Shakira hit the stage together, but this time was for a very special cause. At Columbia University in New York, Alejandro Sanz and Shakira as members of the ALAS Foundation, along with the Heads of State of El Salvador, Argentina, Panama, Paraguay and Mexico, spoke about the importance of defending active early childhood development policies. This discussion resulted in the Presidents of all of these Latin American countries agreeing to discuss the issue of Early Childhood Development at the upcoming Iberoamerican Summit.

United States Former President Bill Clinton visited the Pies Descalzos school in Barranquilla. He was accompanied by the president of Pies Descalzos, MarÌa Emma MejÌa, and the Manager of the Clinton-Guistra Sustainable Growth Initative of the William J. Clinton Foundation, Monica Varela.

The former US President visited all of the facilities of the new educational center, which was inaugurated in February of 2009 and provides services to 1,600 children from the impoverished area of Corregimiento de la Playa.

Watch Bill Clinton's visit - Clinton Global Initiative Youtube Channel