Pop star Madonna has marked the start of construction at the girls school she is building in Malawi.
The 51-year-old cut a ribbon and planted a tree at the groundbreaking ceremony at the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls.
The star's four children including David, 4, and Mercy, 3 - whom Madonna adopted from the country - were also present at the event.
It is thought construction of the $15m (£9.2m) academy will take two years.
"Growing up in a privileged life, I took education for granted, but coming to Malawi has taught me a lot of things and learnt to appreciate what life gives," Madonna said.
The singer added she wanted to give opportunities to underprivileged young girls.
"I realized how much they deserve to be educated and so for me the best thing I could do was to build a school, a unique school that will create future female leaders, scientists, lawyers and doctors.
"If this school is successful it will be used as a model to replicate it in other countries," she said.
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