London
(ANI):
A
host
of
Latin
celebrities
including
the
likes
of
Shakira
and
Ricky
Martin
are
doing
their
share
of
charity
by
performing
at
two
fund
raising
concerts
to
highlight
the
plight
of
some
32m
Latin
American
children
living
in
poverty.
The
concerts
will
be
held
in
the
two
Buenos
Aires
and
Mexico
City
and
will
be
attended
by
many
thousands
of
viewers.
The
proceeds
of
the
two
events,
being
held
simultaneously
in
Argentina
and
Mexico,
will
be
going
to
the
Latin
America
in
Solidarity
Action
(Alas)
charity.
Earlier
Shakira
revealed
that
she
had
managed
to
get
200m
dollars
in
donations
from
Mexican
and
US
tycoons
Carlos
Slim
and
Howard
Buffett
and
said
that
the
eradication
of
poverty
was
"doable."
While
Slim
is
the
telecommunications
magnate,
Howard
Buffet
is
the
eldest
son
of
the
US
investment
guru,
Warren
Buffett.
"Imagine
what
Latin
America
could
achieve
if
we
invest
in
developing
the
potential
of
these
children," BBC
quoted
Shakira,
as
saying
earlier
this
week.
She
added:
"The
funny
thing
is
that
Latin
America
produces
three
times
what
it
needs
to
feed
its
population.
So,
it
is
doable,
we
can
really
eradicate
poverty."
It
was
in
2006
that
Alas
was
launched
for
dealing
with
poverty
that
kills
an
estimated
350,000
children
each
year
in
Latin
America.