Rapper Will.i.am donates to New Zealand schools

Created on May 9, 2013

Hip-hop star will.i.am has donated $100,000 to a few low decile schools in Auckland.

The US singer, songwriter and producer who was a member of Black Eyed Peas has been in Auckland to do a concert.

He hopes that the money he has donated will be able to provide information technology to students.

The star made a surprise appearance at Point England Primary School in east Auckland this afternoon where he presented a $100,000 cheque to digital literacy charity the Manaiakalani Education Trust.

The children were extremely excited to see the star in person.

At this stage it is thought that the money would go towards the trust’s programmes of providing netbooks to students and their families, building its own wireless network for students, and supporting e-learning for teachers and parents.