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I would love to bring the children from my foundation Sinfonia por el Peru to play with some of the best musicians in the world.

I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education - and especially early childhood development - is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.

My foundation is based on helping children, and I hand-pick projects that are close to my heart and home.

When I had made more money than I needed for myself and my family, I set up a foundation to promote the values and principles of a free and open society.

My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.

After that I won a prize, I was with a group of ancient music of Spain that they helped me a lot with a grant, you see, during three years. And so I made my debut in 1944 and I found myself helping my family, it was a very poor family.

My goal is to work diligently to become the top philanthropist in the world.

Building a solid foundation in the early years of a child's life will not only help him or her reach their reach their full potential but will also result in better societies as a whole.

I remember thinking quite logically that I didn't want to spoil my children with wealth and so that I would create a foundation, but not knowing exactly what it would focus on.

As a philanthropist, I try to help people take ownership. Everything I've done is rooted in the notion that every human being is born equally capable. What people lack is equal opportunity.