 On 2 November 2018, during a visit to her birthplace, Barranquilla, for the construction of a school through her Barefoot Foundation (Pies Descalzos Foundation), Shakira spoke about the educational policies of the government under Ivan Duque (President of Colombia, 2018–2022).Speaking against the government's intentions to reduce the national education budget from 13% to 7%, she said, "This is unacceptable.It shows that instead of progressing forward we are moving backward.