MI SANGRE FOUNDATION

BY ANGIE MELO

Mi Sangre is a foundtion that Juanes started a few years ago. People who works in the foundation want to help Columbian children who have been injured by antipersonnel mines.

Tatiana Sánchez Tirado is the fundation's director. She said that Juanes is worried because many children are not received medical attention especially in the rural areas. Mi Sangre foundation works for the social integration of the victims of antipersonnel mines.

Latin rock's leading social activist Juanes has organized the "Colombia sin Minas" ("Colombia Without Mines") benefit concert. Set to take place May 24th at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles, the "Colombia sin Minas" concert will be a special night of all acoustic music with ALEJANDRO SANZ, ANA GABRIEL, CARLOS VIVES, JUAN LUIS GUERRA, LAURA PAUSINI, LUIS FONSI, RICARDO MONTANER and JUANES.

In the last 15 years 4,500 people in Colombia have died as a result of stepping on anti-personal mines and many of these victims have been children from the countryside. The explosions of these mines also permanently disable over 1000 additional people per year.

Juanes did a collection of t- shirts for the fundation. The t-shirt was called "Siembro Paz". Last year Juanes presented the foundation to the minister of culture in Spain.