WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
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WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO WITH MARTINE AСKERMANN
INTERVIEW by Olga Taran
© Martine Ackermann
From left to right : Husband Bernhard Ackermann , Martine Ackermann herself , Son Théo Ackermann , Daughter Carla Ackermann
IF YOU WERE OUTSIDE AT 7PM DURING THE PRINCIPALITY ’ S RECENT LOCKDOWN , YOU MAY HAVE HEARD MARTINE ACKERMANN ’ S VOICE SINGING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM OF YOUR VERY OWN COUNTRY . STANDING ON HER BALCONY IN THE ANNONCIADE NEIGHBOURHOOD , MARTINE ACKERMANN MANAGED TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF PEOPLE ALL AROUND THE WORLD . HER RENDITIONS OF 43 NATIONAL ANTHEMS WERE VIEWED ONLINE AND ON NEWS STATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE . WHEN MARTINE ACKERMANN ISN ’ T SINGING , SHE ’ S SPREADING POSITIVITY IN ANOTHER WAY : AS THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF CHILD CARE MONACO ( CHARITY ASSOCIATION FOR THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ). HER ASSOCIATION HAS BUILT SCHOOLS , A TRAVELLING LIBRARY BUS SERVICE AND A CENTRE FOR STREET CHILDREN IN INDIA . SHE RECENTLY SAT DOWN WITH HELLOMONACO TO DISCUSS THE POSITIVE IMPACT HER SCHOOL HAS HAD ON THE FUTURE OF YOUNG GIRLS IN JAÏPUR , INDIA , AS WELL AS LIFE IN MONACO DURING LOCKDOWN AND HOW SINGING ON HER BALCONY BROUGHT HER NEIGHBOURS A LITTLE CLOSER DURING TIMES OF ISOLATION .
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