Barefoot Foundation Case Study

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As it mentioned above, Barefoot Foundation that has been founded by Shakira, is an organization that focusing on give the children education and good nutrition. For other words this organization will bridging between people who has a good will to help the children with the children itself. The audience believe that using the frame that the celebrity has, here Shakira, it will give the huge advantages for the children. For the audience again they willing to join the programs to help the children which is means the message from the foundation is well delivered to the audience. They understand what this foundation and by whom this foundation was found. They understand the concept, the meaning, and the flows of this foundation.

This is the logo of Barefoot Foundation. Represent the foundation, they also held a program name “Footprints for Life”. With Footprints for
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Beside of that Barefoot Foundation also has another two symbolic artifacts:
• It is the name of the record that made Shakira’s music internationally known.
• It acknowledges the thousands of children living in poverty that they cannot even manage to pay shoes and walk through the street barefoot.
Barefoot foundation also has some of values for example
• They value the education because for them education is the key to a better world for everyone not only for the children.
• They value the basic rights and they also help children to exercise and learn how to growth in society.
• They value learning, and provide the teacher to support it.
• And they support the worldwide education.
To represent the values, Barefoot Foundation works with the people (boys & girls) whose live by violence and poverty as the teachers. They hopefully can help them to train their self about their skills. They also teach the children to dress making and any other

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