CBC News
Published: March 26, 2009
According to officials in Malawi, Madonna has again started the process of adopting a child from Malawi. Her adoption was in the middle of controversy a few years ago when child advocacy and human rights group charged that government relaxed requirements to give the internationally known celebrity preferential treatment.
In an interview with Malawi paper The Nation last week, Madonna said she was considering another adoption after her first adopting David Banda.
Madonna visited an impoverished Malawi village in October 2006 during which she adopted David Banda. The purpose of the trip was to see the work of her charity. Also, she filmed the documentary I Am Because We Are about how poverty and AIDS are affecting the lives of people in Malawi.
Although her adoption raised controversy from child advocacy and rights groups. They said that the government had approved the adoption only to satisfy the internationally well-known celebrity. However, after the visits to her London home by Malawian officials, the adoption was formally approved in 2008.
Opinion: Madonna's act of charity is truly admirable and thus, influential. Many people are willing to follow the trace of well-known celebrities. And many people would choose to take part in charitable works as Madonna is doing. Her charitable organization in Malawi will help people suffering from AIDS. There currently is 14 percent of the nation's total population of 12 million that is afflicted with HIV. This charitable work can also link back to our YPI project. As Madonna filmed a documentary to encourage people's aid for the Malawians, our documentary films can also help the charity.
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