Rihanna’s Foundation Donates $5 Million To Help Combat COVID-19

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RIHANNA’s CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION (CLF) has donated $5 million to help assist in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, reports CNN.

According to CNN, The FOUNDATION said, "When we first began this year, never could we have imagined how the CORONAVIRUS would so dramatically alter our lives. It doesn't matter who you are or where you're from, this pandemic will affect us all. And for the world's most vulnerable, the worst may be yet to come."

The organizations that will get donations include THE INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, PARTNERS IN HEALTH, FEEDING AMERICA, DIRECT RELIEF, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), and various medical outlets in RIHANNA's native country of BARBADOS.

RIHANNA started the CLARA LIONEL FOUNDATION in honor of her grandparents. The organization funds education and emergency response programs around the world.

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