Editing Alpha Blondy (section)

== Humanitarian ==
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In 2005, Alpha Blondy was named United Nations Ambassador of Peace for Côte d'Ivoire.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_VptCwAAQBAJ&q=Alpha+Blondy+was+named+United+Nations+Ambassador+of+Peace+for+C%C3%B4te+d%27Ivoire+in+2005&pg=PA118|title=Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast)|last=Daddieh|first=Cyril K.|date=2016-02-09|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810873896|language=en}}</ref> He made great efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to his country's political and physical division which was a result of an attempted coup in 2001. As of March 2007 a peace agreement was signed and implemented, due to the hard work of many people including Alpha Blondy. Alpha now reaches out further with the newly created not-for-profit, non-government, non-political, charitable foundation, [https://web.archive.org/web/20070918223055/http://www.alphablondyjahgloryfoundation.org/ Alpha Blondy Jah Glory Foundation], which works towards ending social injustice and generational poverty by giving people the tools that they need to help themselves. He strongly believes in helping the poor (Jah Glory), and also that children should not be hurt. The Foundation strives to create and implement grassroots programs at the village level, such as the Women's Self-Sufficiency Micro Loan Program, to teach women who are caring for multiple orphans how to start and manage their own  business, to better provide for their families, as well as other sustainable  projects, such as the Tafari-Genesis Retreat Camp for Children (Ivory Coast and [[Burkina Faso]]). It especially hopes to bring joy and hope to children who have been affected by civil wars, former child soldiers, and those who suffer from chronic life-threatening illnesses, such as [[sickle-cell anemia]], [[malaria]], [[asthma]], etc.<ref name=":0" />

Alpha Blondy continues to fight for peace and unity all around the world through music. A recent example is his single “Who Are You” with [[Ophélie Winter]] against [[M18A1 Claymore Antipersonnel Mine|antipersonnel mines]]. He has also participated at many [[humanitarian]] and charity concerts, such as the concert in Senegal in March 2006 for the eradication of [[Malaria]] in Africa (where he appeared along with many other celebrities). He also continues this work in Ivory Coast itself, at his annual free concert at [[Grand-Bassam|Bassam]] beach called “festa”.<ref name=":0" />

In 2014, he sang ''On n'oublie pas'' (written by Serge Bilé) with several artists and personalities including [[Jocelyne Béroard]], [[Harry Roselmack]] and [[Admiral T]]. This song is a tribute to the 152 victims from Martinique of the [[West Caribbean Airways Flight 708|crash of 16 August 2005]], to remember this event and to help the AVCA, the association of the victims of the air disaster, to raise funds.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.martinique.franceantilles.fr/actualite/societe/crash-du-16-aout-on-n-oublie-pas-266424.php|title=Crash du 16 août : " On n'oublie pas "|date=August 6, 2014 |publisher=Martinique [[France-Antilles]]|language=fr |trans-title=Crash of August 16: "We don't forget"}}</ref>