Tanzanian born supermodel Flaviana Matata received
a 10,000 USD donation from Diamond Empowerment Fund for her Flaviana
Matata Foundation. It is a foundation that supports young girl's
education in Tanzania.The donation will give more opportunities to girls
who cannot afford to pay for their school fees. Flaviana Matata is a
part of Russel Simmons Charity Projects and is a Diamond Angel of D.E.F.
Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.),
is an international non-profit organization co-founded by Russel
Simmons to support educational empowerment programs and initiatives in
African nations where diamonds are a natural resource like in
Tanzania. Countries like Tanzania,Botswana and South Africa are part of
Russel Simmons and his Diamond Empowerment Project
DEF’s
envisions a future for these countries to be strong, stable,
economically prosperous and socially empowered.Flaviana Matata who is
Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 is currently pursuing her modelling career
in United States.
Russell Simmons is
the third richest figure in hip hop, having a net-worth estimate of
$340 million as of April 2011. Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin founded
the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam and created the clothing fashion
lines called Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics
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