Rihanna accepts Humanitarian of the Year Award at Harvard University
Watch the singer from Barbados deliver a poignant, funny speech at the ceremony, in honour of her charity work.
Rihanna has been recognised and honoured by Harvard University for her charitable work - her Clara Lionel Foundation and a breast cancer treatment center in her hometown of Bridgetown, Barbados, and many other initiatives she supports.
Read: Rihanna visits her giant headless statue in Germany
“When I was 5 or 6 years old, I remember watching TV and I would see these commercials,” she started her speech.
“I was watching other children suffer in other parts of the world. The commercials, y’know, you could give 25 cents and save a child’s life. I think to myself, ‘I wonder how many 25 cents I could save up to save all the kids in Africa.’
Here's the clip from the Harvard Foundation live stream...
We all have something to learn from Rihanna, “You don’t have to be rich to be a humanitarian".
Another phenomenal woman who delivered a powerful and moving speech this week is Viola Davis during her Oscar acceptance award for her role in Fence.