Many charitable celebrities have favorite organizations or causes and AKON’s interest in improving electrical accessibility in Africa hits close to home. Growing up in southern Senegal, Akon experienced a childhood without electricity. While Akon may have made his way to the United States, 600 million Africans still lack consistent access to energy.
In a recent interview with Devex, the American rapper stated that he felt it was time for some innovation in poverty-combating efforts: “There’s always been so many initiatives in Africa, so much money raised in Africa, but there’s never no results and it got to the point where you get tired of it. I took it more personal than anything and I wanted to be in a position to where if I move forward on something I wanted to actually see it materialize.”
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