World Music Awards

The World Music Awards (founded in 1989) is an international awards show that annually honors recording artists based on their worldwide sales figures, which are provided by the various organisations including record companies and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

Charity

All the proceeds from the show go to the Monaco Aide and Presence Foundation, which assist underdeveloped areas mainly in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Brazil. So far, many projects have been successfully caried out; a hospital at Port Bouet on the Ivory Coast serving a population of over 170000 inhabitants, a home in Katukuranda, Sri Lanka for handicapped girls, a hospital and school in Niger, and a hospital in Cambodia. Additionally, a home for abandoned children in Brazil, plus a village for the homeless in Madagascar have been constructed, and the complete renovation of an existing hospital in Mokatam, Egypt http://web.archive.org/web/20001003214032/www.montecarloresort.com/awards/00/w00pre00.htm.

Related Topics:
Africa - Asia - Eastern Europe - Brazil - Port Bouet - Ivory Coast - Sri Lanka - Niger - Cambodia - Madagascar - Egypt

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