Pop star Shakira took time out of her schedule this week to once again give support to a favorite charity. As the spokesperson for Global Campaign for Education, Shakira made an appearance in Washington D.C. on Tuesday as part of the organization’s “Action Week,” which runs through April 27th.

Meeting with Congress members and students from all over the nation, she helped promote the Education for All Act of 2007, which will raise money globally for disadvantaged primary age schoolchildren. In addition to raising funds for the younger children, Global Campaign for Education is also working on raising awareness and support for approximately 225 million older children.

Believing that quality education is everyone’s right, the organization hopes that governments and communities worldwide will band together and do what they must to educate the world’s youth.

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Shakira is a known giver. Last year she gave millions to hurricane victims and to help build schools in South America. This week she’s auctioning off her personal belongings to continue to help build schools  in her native Columbia. So far, fans have paid $3,000 for a rhinestone-studded bra and $14,000 for meeting Shakira and attending one of her shows as a front-row guest.

Though the auction has ended, two guitars are still up for grabs. Visit Auction Cause for details.

What would you do with $45 million? If you’re Shakira, you’ll use it to help make the world a better place. She donated $40 million to help fix problems in Latin American areas devastated by earthquakes and other natural causes. Another $5 million is being used to help educated children in these countries.

You don’t know how much this impresses me. In an age where entertainers have more money than they’ll be able to use in a lifetime, Shakira is choosing to give a large chunk of her fortune towards helping those who need it most. Let this be a lesson to the Parises, Lindsays and Britneys of the world. The real role models give and do and think of others instead of going to clubs and posing for the cameras all night.

Rock on, Shakira.