Findings
| When | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Shakira founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation in 1997, which works to provide quality education to disadvantaged children in Colombia, including children displaced by violence. | Source |
| Since 2003 | She has also been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2003 and has advocated internationally for early-childhood education and girls' education. | Source |
| 2026 | Following the 2026 earthquake in western Colombia, Shakira visited the affected region of Chocó and committed her Pies Descalzos Foundation to helping reconstruct at least 10 damaged schools and a local technological university. | Source |
| 2011, 2012-2014 | Shakira faced separate tax proceedings in Spain covering 2011 and 2012–2014. She successfully appealed the 2011 assessment, with Spain's National Court ruling in 2026 that she had not been proven to be a Spanish tax resident and ordering the relevant payments and penalties returned. In the separate 2012–2014 criminal case, however, she accepted charges of failing to pay €14.5 million in income tax and settled in 2023, accepting a fine and suspended prison sentence. | Source |
| Shakira has publicly expressed support for LGBTQ+ equality, including a 2024 Pride Month message affirming her support for equality and freedom of love. In 2025, she also participated in GLAAD's Pride charity auction, contributing a concert experience to an auction supporting GLAAD's LGBTQ+ advocacy work. | Source |
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