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Pop star Shakira sets up schools

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Colombian singer Shakira has spent millions of dollars of her own money to provide education for thousands of children displaced by the country's internal violence.

The international pop star spoke to the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani about the project as she visited a school she has opened in the north west of the country.

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