ALAS (Fundación América Latina en Acción Solidaria) is a
non-profit with the intent to launch a new social movement for a collective commitment to comprehensive
Early Childhood Development programs in Latin America.
ALAS was founded by Colombian singer and
UNICEF ambassador
Shakira, and its Honorary President is
Nobel laureate
The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make out ...
Gabriel García Márquez.
Notable members of ALAS include
latinx artists
Juanes
file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany
file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...
,
Alejandro Sanz
Alejandro Sánchez Pizarro, better known as Alejandro Sanz (; born 18 December 1968), is a Spanish musician, singer and composer. Sanz has won 22 Latin Grammy Awards and four Grammy Awards. He has received the Latin Grammy for Latin Grammy Awar ...
, and
Miguel Bosé
Luis Miguel González Bosé (born 3 April 1956), usually known as Miguel Bosé, is a Spanish pop new wave singer and actor.
Early life
Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of Italian actress Lucia Bosè (19 ...
.
Concerts
On 17 May 2008, for the first time, two concerts were held simultaneously in Argentina and Mexico. Shakira, Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Paulina Rubio, Gustavo Cerati and others artists performed in
Buenos Aires, where 150 thousand people gathered.
In Mexico City, Miguel Bosé, Ricky Martin, Chayanne, Lucero and Diego Torres were some of the artists on the stage list. Juanes did not participate in either concert. The Mexico concert was attended by approximately 200 thousand people. Both concerts were completely free and their only goal was to make the public aware of the problems around poverty of Latin-American children.
Controversy
In response to allegations of mismanagement,
Antonio de la Rúa, one the organization's Vice Presidents, denied the claims, and explained that there was no evidence of mismanagement, nor a reason for the recent exodus of many of the members.
ALAS – IDB Award
The ALAS – IDB Award was created in 2011 jointly by the
Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) is an international financial institution headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States of America, and serving as the largest source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribb ...
(IADB) and the ALAS Foundation to recognize "high quality, suitable intensity and length programs and interventions that combine early education, psychosocial stimulation, nutrition, health and works with the family".
[ALAS web page]
Award Categories
* Best Center
* Best Educator
* Best Publication
* Best Innovation
Footnotes
External links
ALAS Foundation's WebsiteALAS Founder Shakira's Pies Descalzos Foundation
* The ALAS Foundation Press Release (2006-12-12)
"The ALAS Foundation Is Born: America Latina en Accion Solidaria"
Retrieved on 2009-06-07.
* Juanita Samper Ospina (2009-03-11)
"Colombiano por adopción, involucrado en escándalo de corrupción en el Partido Popular español"
eltiempo.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-07.
* Mónica Palm (2009-03-10)
"Directivos de Alas, en trama de corrupción en España"
{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100309054332/http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2009/03/10/hoy/panorama/1718112.asp , date=2010-03-09 prensa.com. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
* Gastón Rodriguez (2009-04-17)
elargentino.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-07.
* Brenda Yastremiz (2009-05-10)
"Protagonistas: Antonio de la Rúa"
perfil.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-07.
Child-related organisations in Colombia
Early childhood educational organizations