"I go to Malawi twice a year. It's where two of my children were adopted from, and I have a lot of projects there that I go and check up on and children who I look after. It's sort of a commitment that I've made to this country and the hundreds of thousands of children there who have been orphaned by AIDS"
- Madonna Ciccone
About this Quote
Madonna Ciccone is clarifying that she travels to Malawi, a country in Africa, 2 times each year. She has a personal link to the country because 2 of her youngsters were embraced from there. In addition, she has numerous jobs in Malawi that she oversees and kids that she looks after. Madonna watches her work in Malawi as a commitment to the country and the numerous youngsters who have shed their parents due to AIDS.
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