{"id":8921,"date":"2015-09-03T14:41:48","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=8921"},"modified":"2015-09-03T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T14:47:01","slug":"zendaya-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/zendaya-birthday","title":{"rendered":"Singer Zendaya Raises Money For A South African Family On Her Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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There, she met three boys whose parents had both died from AIDS. The family touched her so much that when it came time for her 19th birthday on September 1st, she asked her fans to donate money to the boys. <em>&#8220;For my 19th birthday I&#8217;m fundraising on <\/em><\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/crowdrise\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@crowdrise<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to help <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNAIDS\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@UNAIDS<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em> &amp; iKAGENG support a family I met in South Africa,&#8221;<\/em> Zendaya said on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8924\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8924\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CKXam0zUwAARMB4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CKXam0zUwAARMB4-324x300.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CKXam0zUwAARMB4-324x300.jpg 324w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CKXam0zUwAARMB4-85x79.jpg 85w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/CKXam0zUwAARMB4.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/40.media.tumblr.com\/f2c52e881cb6ae15b49c51fa560f99cd\/tumblr_ntqnks4BFW1sjxvs8o10_1280.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>An act of selflessness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdrise.com\/zendaya\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">crowdrise <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">page entitled Zendaya\u2019s Birthday Wish, she wrote: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">September 1st is my 19th Birthday. Instead of presents, I want to help three brothers who inspired me beyond words on my recent trip with UNAIDS to South Africa. And I\u2019m asking you, my amazing fans to help me. These three are supporting each other after losing both of their parents in a span of two years. They currently live in a temporary settlement, and with your support, I\u2019m determined to move them into a safe home and hopefully help others just like them. Every dollar you donate will go directly to this cause. I can&#8217;t do it alone, but I believe that together we can truly change their lives.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plus, for every $10 you donate you\u2019ll have a chance to hop on a video chat with me. 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