Keri Hilson is one incredible lady who is all about good vibes and last night, she brought Nairobi to a stand still.
Performing on the same stage with Bobby V, Keri made sure Nairobians had the time of their lives as she performed her greatest hits.
She was really mesmerized by the love her Kenyan fans showed her while she performed at the Terminal Music Concert, which was held at the K.I.C.C.
Well, apart from performing, Keri earlier on visited the Keri Hilson Foundation and also made bracelets with girls and women at Kibra Creatives Arts.
As if that’s not enough, the celebrated American singer has adopted a baby elephant named Kiasa.
Taking to social media, she shared the news stating that she adopted a baby elephant called Kiasa, and her adoption papers tell her story.
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She wrote, “I adopted this beautiful orphaned elephant named Kiasa (Hilson ?) She’s the youngest at the orphanage, only 6 months old & still drinking milk. ? My adoption papers tell her story. I think she’s happy! #mybaby #newmom ☺️?.”
Besides her career in music, Hilson has also been involved with several charities. In January 2010, she teamed up with Akon on the charity single, “Oh Africa”.All proceeds of the single benefited underprivileged African youth.
The following month, Hilson joined the extended list of artists during the recording session of the single, “We Are the World 25 for Haiti”, to benefit victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
In May 25, 2010, she performed at the Virginia Stand Up! A Call to Action benefit concert, organized by Chris Brown to help with continued relief efforts in Haiti.
On October 21, 2010, Hilson attended Collins Academy High School in Chicago as part of the Get Schooled National Challenge and Tour, a “program aimed at increasing high school and college graduation rates and promoting the importance of education”
A year later, she received a Get Schooled Award for her involvement with the program. In 2011, Hilson contributed in the fight against AIDS by posing in retail-clothing company H&M’s celebrity-driven collection for Fashion Against AIDS.25% of all sales from the collection were donated to the Designers Against Aids charity.
Hilson contributed to the It Gets Better Project, a project which aims to prevent suicide among LGBT youth.
In June 2011, Hilson became an ambassador for MTV Staying Alive, a foundation which raises awareness and prevention of HIV and AIDS.
In September 2011, she lent her support to US First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, which aims to combat childhood obesity.
She made T-shirts for the campaign that read “Pretty Girls Sweat”, and exercised with the young women at The Educational Alliance’s Sirovich Senior Center in New York City on September 24.
During Hilson’s visit in Africa in November 2011, she stopped by an orphanage to visit her young fans who had lost their families during the 2010–2011 Ivorian crisis.
She gave each orphan a “care” package, which consisted of bookbags, T-shirts, sunglasses, notebooks and an electric keyboard.
In April 2012, Hilson worked with DoSomething.org to encourage young people to take part in the nationwide Epic Book Drive by bringing books to local people in need.
In a press release, she stated: “Joining DoSomething.org’s newest effort to provide for people in need with Epic Book Drive was the easiest decision ever!.
I truly believe providing access to those who want to learn is the key to bettering lives around the country. And helping kids find healthy outlets, such as books, has always been a passion of mine. So my involvement here is a natural fit.