Camila Cabello Donates $10,000 To GoFundMe Page Supporting Homeless Chess Prodigy

By Aynslee Darmon. Published: 19 Mar 2019 6:31 PM

91st Academy Awards – Vanity Fair – Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 24, 2019 – Camila Cabello. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok — REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Camila Cabello just made a very generous donation.

The Grammy-nominated singer, 22, $10,000 to a GoFundMe campaign for 8-year-old homeless refugee Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family.

The youngster, who goes by the nickname Tani, is making waves in the chess world after being crowned the New York state chess champion in his age category. But Tani currently lives in a homeless shelter after escaping northern Nigeria and the terrorist violence inflicted by Boko Haram on Christians in 2017.

Cabello shared his GoFundMe to Twitter, writing a sweet message to little Tani, “Tani, you make all of us proud. Keep smiling and keep winning ps guys let’s spread the word and help him out.”

“talent is universal but opportunity is not.” Tanitoluwa Adewumi, a homeless 8-year-old refugee, who won the New York State Chess Championship. Tani, you make all of us proud. Keep smiling and keep winning ps guys let’s spread the word and help him out https://t.co/16VdapSimb pic.twitter.com/bXybqSBRle

— camila (@Camila_Cabello) March 19, 2019

Tani appeared on the “Today” show on Tuesday and chatted about his journey and his secret chess moves.

8-year-old Tani Adewumi is a chess champion that’s well on his way to mastering the difficult game. What’s even more remarkable is his story. He and his family have been living in a NYC homeless shelter since fleeing Nigeria two years ago. pic.twitter.com/K6zPHoZf3m

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 19, 2019