I Am Because We Are

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In the African nation of Malawi, disease, poverty and famine have taken a horrible toll, especially on young people -- in a country of twelve million people, one million are orphaned children. In 2006, pop singer Madonna began studying the crisis in Malawi, and decided to use her wealth and celebrity to help; she helped finance the construction of a home for orphans, founded a relief organization called the Raising Malawi Orphan Care Initiative, and as a personal example she and her husband adopted a boy from Malawi, David Banda Mwale, whose mother had died. Now Madonna has written and produced I Am Because We Are, a documentary about Malawi that attempts to demonstrate at the need for action by profiling eight children growing up without parents; these youngsters long for a better life and are strive to remain optimistic about the future despite the long odds fate has set against them.

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[Charlette Rodriguez]

I come from God, not a primate.

[BETOANDJESSE]

THANK YOU MADONNA



[Edwin NYC]

What if you came from god via a primate?

[DomesticatedApez]

Sure can't tell....

[jic1111]

I love the video in general... but I question the motivation behind & integrity of some of its commentators: who wear big silver crosses around their necks, safe within the arms of gold and fine surroundings of mother church; those who speak on the atrocities of the world, yet whose secret desire is to be "president of the world" in order to further the very evil/dark agenda of the elite predators who manufactured AIDS; as well as those who pay $10 - 20,000 just to have her nails done.

[candyperfumegirl69]

very sad... i finally understand now why she did what she did...

[BhaddMellowYellow]

This was a good way to inform others around the world about Africa and HIV/AIDS IT TOUCHED ME VERY MUCH THANKS MADONNA

[Deagle1330]

also suck a dick

[Deagle1330]

I didnt threaten shit. I was just informing you of the possibilities.

[waketheoblivious]

Two things you should realize, threaten someone in a ytube chat is against your you tube user agreement and it constitutes a Federal Crime. You will become aware of these facts and I am obligated to insure you are prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We have a Field Office of Federal Agents in Phoenix who have their Oaths in tact.

[Deagle1330]

Well maybe you know too much nigga. Maybe im that dude that can just have you kidknapped. Maybe its time for you to disappear before you get disappeared.

[DanceOfLife0]

I still feel the essence of what I said is not understood. You don't have to agree, I understand. What I mean is one's spirit/will comes from God. One's spirit/will didn't evolve from a primate. But our physical make up evolved from a primate.