Madonna has returned to the Malawi orphanage where she adopted her youngest daughter, Mercy James, to launch a new project.
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The ‘Ray Of Light’ singer has been heavily-involved in extensive charity work in the African country during the past eight years with her Raising Malawi Foundation, and also produced the documentary ‘I Am Because We Are’, which documents the lives of the country's orphans.
She has now returned with her two adopted children, David and Mercy, for Thanksgiving.
Madonna uploaded a picture of her nine-year-old daughter pushing her on a swing on Thursday, along with the caption: “Getting pushed around by Mercy James at Kondanani Orphanage! #livingforlove”
She paid a visit to Malawi - her first in 18 months - to launch a new project at the Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre, where she hopes to construct a new intensive care unit and paediatric surgery, which would allow twice as many children to receive treatment at the hospital.
On her Instagram page, Madge shared photos of the talks she was having with medical staff at the facility, but it wasn’t all business, as she also posted pictures where she was seen playing with local children.
It’s fair to say Madonna has a lot on at the moment - along with her charity work in Malawi, she’s also in the process of recording her 13th album, collaborating with the likes of Diplo, Avicii and British singer-songwriter Natalia Kills.
Unfortunately for her, while she was in Africa on Thursday, a snippet of a demo version of an upcoming track ‘Rebel Heart’ leaked online.
Check out photos of Madonna's 2013 visit to Malawi below...
Madonna's Malawi visit
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US Pop Star Madonna watches tailoring students work during her visit to Mphandula Children's Carecentre,on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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American pop star Madonna visits on April 2, 2013 the Mkoko Primary School in the area of Santhe in Kasungu district, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with another US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with David Banda and Mercy James, the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) flanked by her Malawian adopted children, David (to her left) and Mercy (to her right) are pictured on April 2, 2013 oustide of a classroom with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) with her Malawian adopted children, David (L, front) and Mercy (L, middle) sit among Malawian children during a visit to Mkoko Primary School on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) interacts with Malawian children at Mkoko Primary School on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (2nd L) sits with her biological and adopted children (L to R) David Banda, Lourdes, Mercy James, and Rocco at Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn, during the visit of Madonna on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna sits with her adopted Malawian son David Banda during a visit to Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn, during the visit of Madonna on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) flanked by her Malawian adopted Children, David (to her left) and Mercy (to her right), are pictured on April 2, 2013 oustide of a classroom with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna pictured during a visit to Mkoko Primary School, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn, during the visit of Madonna on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Secondary School girls wait for the arrival for a visit of US Pop Star Madonna at Home of Hope Children's Home, in Mchinji District is pictured April 3, 2013. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna wears a piece of cloth sewn by children as her adopted son David watches at Mphandula Childrens Carecentre in Namitete, 49km west of Lilongwe City during her visit on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna with her Malawian adopted children, David and Mercy, is briefed by Executive Director of Mphandula Childrencare Centre on what children learn at the centre during her visit to the centre, on April 5, 2013 in Namitete, Malawi. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from M,adonna's Raising Malawi organisation.AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna flanked by her Malawian adopted children, David, right, and Mercy, and Yasinta Chapomba, Executive Director for Mphandula Childcare Centre speaks to media during her visit to the centre, on April 5, 2013 in Namitete, Malawi. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna speaks to the press during her visit to Mphandula Children's Carecentre, in Namitete, 49km west of Lilongwe City on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna admires art work done by children at Mphandula Childrens Carecentre in Namitete,49km west of Lilongwe City during her visit on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna flanked by Monitoring and Evaluation officer Francis Chikwangwala, left, and Executive Director of Mphandula Childrens Care CentreYasinta Chapomba, admires art work done by children at Mphandula Childrens Carecentre in Namitete,49km west of Lilongwe City during her visit on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna flanked by her Malawian adopted children, David, right, and Mercy, and Yasinta Chapomba, Executive Director for Mphandula Childcare Centre speaks to media during her visit to the centre at Namitete, Malawi on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation.AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna with her Malawian adopted son David and adopted daughter Mercy visits the Mphandula Childrens Carecentre in Namitete,49km west of Lilongwe City ,on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Children queue to receive a meal at Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete 49km west of Lilongwe City prior to US Pop Star Madonna's visit, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation and children who learn at this centre receive at least a meal a day during school hours before going home. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Children receive food at Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete 49km west of Lilongwe City prior to US Pop Star Madonna's visit, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation and children who learn at this centre receive at least a meal a day during school hours before they go home. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Children play at Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete in 49km west of Lilongwe City during US Pop Star Madonna's visit, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Children sing for US Pop Star Madonna during her visit to Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete 49km west of Lilongwe City, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation and the centre still gets assistance from the pop star. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna's Manager Trevor Nielson speaks to media during the pop star's visit to Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete some 49km west of Lilongwe City, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna flanked by her Malawian adopted children, David, right, and Mercy,speaks to media during her visit to the centre, on April 5, 2013 in Namitete, Malawi. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO/AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Two boys sit by the sign for Mphandula Childcare Centre in Namitete 49km west of Lilongwe City during US Pop Star Madonna's visit, on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna flanked by her Malawian adopted children, David and Mercy, speaks to media during her visit to Mphandula Children's Carecentre, on April 5, 2013 in Namitete,Malawi . Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Secondary School girls wait for the arrival for a visit of US Pop Star Madonna at Home of Hope Children's Home, in Mchinji District is pictured April 3, 2013. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A woman and children walk out of the gate at Home of Hope Children's Home, from where US Pop star Madonna adopted her son David Banda, in Mchinji District on April 3, 2013. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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The Home of Hope Children's Home, where US Pop Star Madonna adopted her Malawian son David Banda, in Mchinji District is pictured April 3, 2013. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna hugs Yasinta Chapomba, Executive Director for Mphandula Childcare Centre during her visit to the centre in Namitete, Malawi on April 5, 2013. Mphandula Childcare Centre was built with donations from Madonna's Raising Malawi organisation. AFP PHOTO /AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna waves as she arrives for a visit at Home of Hope Orphanage in Mchinji District about 115km north west of Lilongwe, central Malawi, on April 3, 2013. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) flanked by her Malawian adopted Children, David (to her left) and Mercy (to her right), are pictured on April 2, 2013 oustide of a classroom with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (R, up) with her Malawian adopted daughter Mercy James (C, up) talks to a school girl in a classroom at Mkoko Primary School on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools Madonna's Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) flanked by her Malawian adopted Children, David (in front of her) and Mercy (to her right) and BuildOn CEO Jim Ziolkowskiare (to her left), are pictured on April 2, 2013 oustide of a classroom with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (L) and one of her Malawian adopted children David are pictured in a classroom at Mkoko Primary School on April 2, 2013 in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US Pop Star Madonna (C) flanked by her Malawian adopted Children, David (in front of her) and Mercy (to her right) and BuildOn CEO Jim Ziolkowski (to her left), are pictured on April 2, 2013 oustide of a classroom with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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American pop star Madonna (C) sits on April 2, 2013 with the two children she adopted in Malawi, David Banda (L) and Mercy James (R), in a classroom of the Mkoko Primary School in the area of Santhe in Kasungu district, central Malawi, one of the schools her Raising Malawi organization has built jointly with another US organization BuildOn. Madonna, said to be the single largest international philanthropic donor to Malawi, also supports childcare in the country which is home to nearly a million children orphaned by AIDS. She arrived in Malawi on March 31 with the two children she adopted from the small landlocked African country. AFP PHOTO / AMOS GUMULIRA (Photo credit should read AMOS GUMULIRA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)