Olivia Rodrigo to donate $2million to global women’s charities

nme.com:

Olivia Rodrigo is due to donate a substantial amount of money to several women’s charities across the globe.Per a Billboard report, the ‘Good 4 U’ singer-songwriter has announced that she will be donating a hefty sum of money, taken from ticket sales for her ‘Guts’ world tour, to key organisations focusing on women’s issues.The singer has been a vocal reproductive rights activist, having announced the launch of The Fund 4 Good initiative earlier this year as part of the ‘Guts’ world tour.The sum will amount to over US$2million, and will be spread across 10 organisations that champion girls’ education, women’s reproductive rights and the prevention of gender-based violence.The 10 charities are the US’ National Network of Abortion Funds, Canada’s Women’s Shelters’ Europe’s Women Against Violence Europe, Thailand’s the Pratthanadee Foundation, South Korea’s Korea Foundation For Women, Hong Kong’s Harmony House Limited, Singapore’s Aidha, Japan’s NPO Women’s Saya-Saya, Australia’s Wesnet and finally the Philippines’ Jhpiego.The upcoming donations come after Rodrigo – who is half-Filipina– in October performed in the Philippines for the first time, and donated all of her concert’s profits to Jhpiego.She wrote: “I got to visit the organization while I was in Manila and was so impressed by the work they are doing providing healthcare to women and girls in the Philippines.