Singer
Shakira
and
her
footballer
boyfriend
Gerard
Pique,
who
are
expecting
their
second
child,
are
hosting
a
World
Baby
Shower
for
the
second
time
to
benefit
the
UN
Children's
Fund
(Unicef).
The
couple
is
expanding
on
the
idea
they
had
when
expecting
their
son
Milan,
who
turns
two
Thursday,
and
creating
a
shareable
event
for
expectant
mothers
in
a
bid
to
benefit
Unicef
and
vulnerable
children
around
the
world.
"Now
that
we
are
soon
welcoming
our
second
child
we
want
to
help
other
children
around
the
world
and
also
contribute
to
a
long-lasting
solution
for
getting
children
living
in
extreme
poverty
the
supplies
they
need
to
survive," Shakira
said
in
a
statement.
"We
also
want
other
parents
to
feel
compelled
to
do
the
same.
With
the
explosion
of
social
media,
celebrities
aren't
the
only
ones
who
have
platforms
that
can
reach
mass
audiences,
and
we
want
this
movement
to
keep
going
long
after
our
baby
shower
has
ended,
so
we
want
to
invite
them
to
host
their
own
baby
showers
with
Unicef
as
well,"
she
added.
Fans
can
visit
a
site
and
donate
directly
via
a
link
on
Shakira's
Facebook
page,
in
which
she
appealed
for
fans
to
help
"save
the
lives"
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
youngsters.
She
wrote:
"Every
woman
who's
expecting
has
the
power
to
use
the
blessing
of
her
child's
imminent
birth
to
save
the
lives
of
other,
less
fortunate
children
around
the
world.
If
every
expectant
mother
having
a
baby
shower
decided
to
include
among
her
gift
registry
some
of
these
inspired
gifts
that
Unicef
offers,
we
could
collectively
save
the
lives
of
hundreds
of
thousands
of
children
all
over
the
globe."
Through
the
"Hips
don't
lie"
singer's
Twitter
page,
fans
can
also
buy
a
special
'Thank
You' card
from
the
couple
and
every
one
card
sold
will
unlock
more
funds
for
measles
vaccines
for
children.
The
couple's
first
World
Baby
Shower,
which
was
held
from
Jan
16,
2013
to
Feb
15,
2013,
helped
vaccinate
80,000
children
against
polio,
have
four
tonnes
of
food
delivered
to
children
suffering
from
malnutrition
and
1,000
anti-malaria
nets
and
200,000
rehydration
powders
were
distributed
to
those
in
need.