Months of touring isn't tiring Madonna. Rather than take a break to let the paparazzi trail her as she plays in the park with Lourdes, she's already on to a new project: Malawi. In an interview with Time, the reigning queen of pop says she's making the African nation a priority, donating her time, cash, and, certainly, her celebrity presence. Because Angelina Jolie ain't the only lass in town who can make every third grader and 77-year-old suddenly know where to find an African country on a map.

And being Madonna, she's not arriving in Malawi by halves. She has already committed to raising at least $3 million to fund programs particularly aimed at orphans there. Of Malawi's population of 12 million, about a million are orphans. Ground has just been broken on an orphan care center, which aims to feed and educate as many as 1,000 children a day. She has also formed a partnership with developing-world economic guru Jeffrey Sachs on programs to improve the health, agriculture and economy of a village nearby. She's financing—to the tune of about $1 million—a documentary about the plight of children there. And she has met with Bill Clinton to see if they can work together to bring low-cost medicinesto the area, as well as partnering with several aid organizations. This, mind you, is all before Madonna has ever even set foot in Africa. (She plans to go in October.)

Exclusive: Madonna Speaks About Her "Big, Big Project" [Time]