Pop star extraordinaire Madonna, who adopted her son David from a Malawi orphanage last year, is currently back in the area hoping to adopt a second child.
Although she's experiencing a bit of hassle in the adoption process, she's moving forward with supporting her charity, Raising Malawi. Her new book, I Am Because We Are - documenting the AIDS epidemic in Malawi - launches on Wednesday, April 2.
Malawi is home to 13 million people, 1 million of which are AIDS orphans. The book features photos from award-winning photojournalist Kristen Ashburn and testimonials from these children and their families. It also features images taken from Madonna's full feature documentary of the same name (which you can view in full on Hulu.) All author proceeds from the book will be donated to Raising Malawi and The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.
The book launch will be accompanied by a fundraising auction taking place on April 2 at the PowerHouse Arena in Brooklyn, NY. You can also bid on these one-of-a-kind items donated by Madonna and her cronies by visiting their eBay auction until April 12.
About her potential second adoption - many critics are speaking out, saying Madonna would be better off donating to the orphanage rather than adopting a single child to live a life of luxury. What do you think about Madonna's struggle to adopt another child? Should she be allowed to adopt, or are orphaned children better off being raised in their own environment?
Madonna is rumored to have recently gifted the orphanage with an anonymous care package, and donated $9 million of her winnings from a court case to the charity earlier this year.
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