Madonna is back in Malawi at the groundbreaking ceremony for her new Girls Academy. Lourdes was at her side as she cut cake, planted a tree of hope and turned the soil with over 1,000 locals witnessing the event. "After seeing all the hard working Malawian women who are looking after families and communities, I realized how much they deserve to be educated," said Madonna.

The official brochure says Raising Malawi Girls Academy, it will be a "leadership institution to prepare future women leaders" with 500 boarders from each of the country's 28 districts. The school is modeled on the academy Oprah Winfrey set up in South Africa. It will take two years to build.

With two of her children-Mercy James and David Banda- having been adopted from Malawi, Madonna has been true to her committed to aiding the impoverished country. She has already built a multi-purpose community center which looks after nearly 8,000 orphans.