Music / NewsRihanna tweets world leaders to ask for education fundingRiri continues to make the world a better place, one @ at a timeShareLink copied ✔️June 26, 2017MusicNewsTextNatty Kasambala Continuing on her crusade to tackle the world's major education crises, Rihanna has been busy on Twitter asking world leaders to promote global education funding. She jumped into the mentions of the political leaders of Canada, Argentina, Germany and France directly, requesting they commit to increased funding for education, by supporting the Global Citizen movement and Global Partnership at the next G20 meeting in July. With a staggering 74 million followers, Rihanna knows that her voice reaches a huge audience, and is once again using it to bring important conversations to light. 🇨🇦 @JustinTrudeau I know you had our backs during the #GlobalCitizen Festival, will you recommit Canada to #FundEducation?— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017🇫🇷 bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, will France commit to #FundEducation?— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017hey there @mauriciomacri, what's your plan for Argentina to commit to #FundEducation? 🇦🇷— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017Germany, I'm checking in to see where we are on the commitment to #FundEducation w/ @GPforEducation? @regsprecher, I'm depending on you!😊 🇩🇪— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017Hey Navy – step up w/ me and be a @GlblCtzn ! Demand that #G20 leaders agree in July to 🆙 support 4 @GPforEducationhttps://t.co/laLQ7SYS7Qpic.twitter.com/mkI21fxkpM— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017 And in true Rihanna fashion, the tweets have already been a success – receiving equally positive responses from Steffen Seibert, Speaker of Government in Germany, and Mauricio Macri, the Argentinian President, as well as a few thousand retweets on her call to the infamous Rihanna Navy. Hi @Rihanna, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spending since 2013.Thanks for spreading the word! https://t.co/ff4QX1rb0s— Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecher) June 24, 2017Hola @Rihanna! Education is in the central core of our political aims. Only education can change the world. @EstebanBullrich 🇦🇷 https://t.co/T49GIB0QXo— Mauricio Macri (@mauriciomacri) June 24, 2017 In recent years, the Bajan superstar has been a hugely visible advocate of education, and specifically the arts, even awarded the Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award by Harvard University for her philanthropic efforts. She recently visited Malawi as part of the same initiative with Global Partnership for Education and her own Clara Lionel Foundation, meeting with the Minister of Education and teachers to learn about the challenges and needs of the education systems within developing countries. Alongside her recent breakup advice for a fan via the DMs and her soul reviving feature on DJ Khaled’s tune “Wild Thoughts”, once again the iconic bad gal has left us wondering – what on Earth did we do to deserve Rihanna? Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREQueer nightlife is thriving in Bucharest’s abandoned backroomsThe rise of Rico Ace in 5 tracksSwedish House Mafia unpack their Miami Ultra festival mega-set2Slimey isn’t here to be a meme artist: ‘I want a fucking Grammy’ Nourished by Time: ‘Music should be fun – but it can’t be fun all the time’K-pop has an AI problemCoals are kickstarting Poland’s dream pop sceneEvilgiane’s camera roll from his tour with Snow StrippersFinnish alt-pop star Pehmoaino: ‘Art helps us survive this dark country’10 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsLamb is making ‘electronic lyrical’ music that sounds like no one elseArabic shoegaze duo Kiss Facility speak a language deeper than wordsEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy