- Shakira visits survivors of Haiti earthquake Play video
- Shakira to build school in Haiti
She touched down in the country's capital
Port-au-Prince where she was taken to makeshift camps.
The
Columbian singer and songwriter is working with her charity Barefoot to
help locals."We came to do all the pre-production work needed to start a school here in Haiti. That's what we've done in Colombia because of the armed conflict and emergency situations," said the 33-year-old.
"We came to meet with our partners and get to know the situation on the ground, see what the needs of the Haitian people are now. Understand the situation of the country now, today," she added.
Shakira also met with Oscar-winning actor and activist Sean Penn, whose relief organisation is providing aid to around 40,000 Haitians.
More than 200,000 people died and one million people were left homeless in the earthquake which struck the Caribbean island on January