This is the most recent article I could find from a few months ago, appears she was still with Eric at the time of it's writing, but she is probably still working with charity.

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My unashamed, quick switch from talking charitable projects to rock star inquiries illustrates one of the intentions of her latest endeavour, Project Mumbai, which supports children affected by the terrorist attacks last November.

"We hear about Mumbai and then we're back to talking about Britney Spears the next day," she says. "I wanted to keep what happened in people's minds and draw attention to the children affected."

On a business trip to visit the Mumbai slums, Manuela Testolini witnessed first-hand the harrowing events. While dining at the Oberoi Hotel, she found herself surrounded by gunfire.

Taking refuge in the hotel's ballroom, Testolini borrowed a companion's BlackBerry to email details of the attacks to her boyfriend, musician Eric Benet.

"Eric called as many people as he knew to help us get out of there," she recalls.

Ten hours later, back on safe ground, she created Project Mumbai to help pick up the pieces for the city's impoverished children.

To finance her charities, Testolini created Altru, a group of fragrance-based lifestyle products inspired by textiles and trinkets she collected during her travels. The flower cut-out copper incense holder is a replica of one she found in a Cairo market, originally used to store prayers or marriage certificates.
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Source(s):
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/600406

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