Rihanna Accepts Harvard Humanitarian Of The Year Award
Rihanna’s humanitarian “Work” was honoured today, as the multifaceted superstar earned Harvard’s 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award.
Taking the stage in elegant fashion, RiRi smiled at the crowd of adoring fans gathered at the prestigious Cambridge university to cheer her on. “So, I made it to Harvard,” she said to a roar. “Never thought I’d be able to say that in my life, but it feels good.”
Last week, Harvard announced that Rihanna would be receiving the coveted Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. “Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados,” said Harvard Foundation director S. Allen Counter. “She has also created the Clara and Lionel Foundation Scholarship Program [named for her grandmother and grandfather] for students attending college in the U.S. from Caribbean countries and supports the Global Partnership for Education and Global Citizen Project, a multiyear campaign that will provide children with access to education in over 60 developing countries, giving priority to girls and those affected by lack of access to education in the world today.”
