$1.4B Rich Rihanna Donated a Whopping $15M to Fight Climate Change in 7 Caribbean Nations, Wants Home Country Barbados To Become a Beacon of Green Energy
Being one of the biggest musical icons, Rihanna is not only successful as an artist, but she is also a self-made billionaire. Thanks to various business ventures of hers such as the makeup line, lingerie, and perfume brands. The singer has a net worth amounting to a whopping 1.4 billion dollars. With this much wealth, it is expected that her lifestyle would be filled with luxury. However, regardless of what she does and does not own, the Only Girl singer has definitely kept the important issues of the world close by. She has carried out various philanthropic donations in the past years.
The effects of climate change are a prevalent issue throughout the globe. Although the effects in themselves are not discriminatory, however, some places on earth are more vulnerable than others. Now, Rihanna comes from Barbados which is a part of the Caribbean islands. In order to help her people and country, she donated millions to climate justice organizations working around the area.
Rihanna’s Donation For Climate Justice
In the music and entertainment scenario, Rihanna is one of the artists that are considered a powerhouse. And with time, the Rude Boy singer has even proved herself to be an excellent business person. Her various business ventures include Fenty beauty (makeup line), Savage X Fenty (Lingerie brand), and Reb’l Fleur (perfume brand). All of these brands mentioned have been very successful. And in 2022, she was ultimately named America’s youngest self-made female billionaire. And as of 2023, her net worth is estimated to be 1.4 billion dollars.
But all that wealth has not succeeded in making her ignorant about the real issues in the world. At the start of 2022, Rihanna made 15 million dollars worth of donations towards climate justice according to Sky News. Climate Change is one of the most prevalent issues of the 21st century. And it requires constant monitoring as people all around the world are vulnerable to its effects, especially third-world countries. As for the donation by the singer, the amount went to various organizations working towards climate justice. The organizations that were chosen, work among the seven nations of the Caribbean islands including her home country Barbados and the USA as well. With this, she expects to fuel the drive toward clean and green energy.
Other Philanthropic Activities
Rihanna carries out her philanthropic donations via Clara Lionel Foundation. She named it after her grandparents. There have been other donations carried out by the singer besides the one in 2022. They include donating to coronavirus relief efforts, victims of domestic violence in Los Angeles during the pandemic, etc. Apart from philanthropic activities, she has also actively taken part in the “anti-Asian hate” protest in 2021. All this shows that the artist is in touch with social issues and is doing the best she can to provide help.
Source: Sky News
